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   Mar·ry

   /ˈmerē/

   

   verb

   • 1. join in marriage: "I was married in church" Similar get/be marriedwedbe wedbecome man and wifeplight/pledge one's trothinformal:tie the knotwalk down the aisletake the plungeget splicedget hitchedget yokedsay ‘I do’archaic:become espoused
   • ▪ take (someone) as one's wife or husband in marriage: "Eric asked me to marry him" Similar wedtake to wife/husbandlead to the altarinformal:make an honest woman ofarchaic:espousewiveOpposite divorce
   • ▪ enter into marriage: "they had no plans to marry" Similar joinjoin togetheruniteallymergeunifyamalgamatecombineaffiliateassociatelinkconnectfuseweldcoupleknityokeOpposite splitseparate
   • ▪ become a member of (a family) by marriage: "both men married into my mother's family"
   • ▪ (of a parent or guardian) give (a son or daughter) in marriage: "her parents married her to a wealthy landowner" Similar joinjoin togetheruniteallymergeunifyamalgamatecombineaffiliateassociatelinkconnectfuseweldcoupleknityokeOpposite splitseparate
   • 2. cause to meet or fit together; combine: "the two halves are trimmed and married up"
   • ▪ meet or blend with something: "most Chardonnays don't marry well with salmon"
   • ▪ splice (ropes) end to end without increasing their girth.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.

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   • Definition of marry verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to become the husband or wife of somebody; to get married to somebody marry (somebody) She married a German. He was 36 when he married Viv. I don't want to marry Robert. We got married in a small village church.

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   • to give in marriage; arrange the marriage of (often followed by off ): They want to marry off all their children before selling their big home. Her father wants to marry her to his friend's son. They want to marry off all their children before selling their big home. Common economic interests marry the two countries.

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   1. to take as a husband or wife; take in marriage. Sam married Toni. 2. to perform the marriage ceremonies for (a couple); join in wedlock. The minister married Sam and Toni. 3.(often fol. by off) to give in marriage; arrange the marriage of. Her father wants to marry her to his friend's son.

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   To marry someone is to make an official, ceremonial commitment to be partners. You can marry someone in a church, barefoot on a beach, or in a courthouse. Some people marry their long-time sweethearts, while others abruptly choose to marry after knowing each other briefly.

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