marry

mar-ry · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To join in marriage; to take as a spouse.

  2. 2.

    To perform the marriage ceremony for a couple (of an officiant).

  3. 3.

    To combine or join together harmoniously.

Phrases & expressions

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    marry into — to become part of a family through marriage
  • •
    marry off — to find a spouse for someone
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    marry up — to marry someone of higher social status
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    marry in haste, repent at leisure — warning against rushing into marriage
  • •
    not the marrying kind — someone unlikely to want marriage

Related words

Antonyms: divorce, separate
See also: divorce, marriage, married, spouse, wedding
Synonyms: espouse, tie the knot, wed

Etymology

From Old French marier ("to marry"), from Latin maritāre ("to wed, marry"), from marītus ("husband, married"), which is related to mās ("male"). The word entered English in the 13th century.