Main Entry: ¹mar·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mar·ried; mar·ry·ing

Etymology: Middle English marien, from Anglo-French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus married

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to join in marriage according to law or custom b : to give in marriage <married his daughter to his partner's son> c : to take as spouse : wed <married the girl next door> d : to perform the ceremony of marriage for <a priest will marry them> e : to obtain by marriage <marry wealth>
2 : to unite in close and usually permanent relationintransitive verb 1 : to take a spouse : wed
2 : combine, unite <seafood marries with other flavors>

— marry into : to become a member of by marriage <married into a prominent family>