marrying

mar-ry-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    The act of entering into marriage; becoming a spouse.

  2. 2.

    Performing a marriage ceremony for someone.

  3. 3.

    Combining or joining elements together harmoniously.

Phrases & expressions

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    marrying into money — wedding someone wealthy
  • •
    marrying off — arranging marriages for one's children
  • •
    marrying up/down — marrying someone of higher/lower social status

Related words

Antonyms: divorcing, separating
See also: marriage, married, marry
Synonyms: joining, uniting, wedding

Etymology

Present participle of marry, from Old French marier ("to wed"), from Latin maritare.