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mar·ry
I. \ˈmarē, -ri also ˈmer-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, adjective, married & maritus, n., husband, perhaps from an (assumed) prehistoric word meaning “young woman” and akin to Greek meirax girl, boy, Welsh merch daughter, girl, Sanskrit marya man, young man, suitor
transitive verb
1.
a. : to become united in wedlock : constitute husband and wife according to law or custom
< they married each other soon after they met >
— usually used in the passive
< they were married as mere children >
b. : to dispose of (as a daughter) in wedlock : give in marriage — used especially of a parent or guardian
< he married his daughter to his partner's son >
c. : to take as husband or wife : wed
< he married the girl next door >
d. : to join (persons) in wedlock : perform the ceremony of marriage for (a person or couple) — used of a religious or civil functionary
< he married ten couples in one week >
e. : to obtain by marriage
< had every intention of marrying wealth and security >
2. : to unite in close and usually permanent relation: as
a.
(1) : to join (two ropes) end to end so as to run through a block without jamming at the joint
(2) : to place (two ropes) alongside of each other so as to be grasped and hauled on at the same time
(3) : to join (pieces of wood) with a rope
< will have to use married wedges in launching the ship >
b. : to unite two or more wines of different age, vintage, or quality either by blending or by blending and aging
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to enter into the connubial state : take a husband or a wife : wed
< he first married at twenty >
b. : to be a contracting party to a marriage ceremony, regardless of its validity
2. : to enter into a close or intimate union
< these wines marry well >
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- marry into
II. interjection
Etymology: Middle English Marie, after Marie, the Virgin Mary
archaic — used to express agreement or surprise especially in answer to a question and sometimes with come up to express disbelief or disdain |