marry

verb

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

(intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.

(transitive) To take as husband or wife.

(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.

(transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.

(transitive, figuratively) To unite; to join together into a close union.

(intransitive, figuratively, of inanimate or abstract things) To join or connect. See also marry up.

(nautical) To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.

(nautical) To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.

Roots

maritusmarr- · Latin · married, spouse

Synonyms for marry

wedv remarryv rewed intermarryv espousev conjoinv wivev

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