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Definition of MARRY

1

to perform the ceremony of marriage for <they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them>

Synonyms wed

Related Words match, mate; conjoin, connect, unite; affiance

2

to give in marriage <the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters>

Synonyms espouse, match, wed

Related Words commit, engage; affiance, betroth, pledge, promise

3

to take as a spouse <he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since>

Synonyms espouse, wed

Related Words affiance, betroth, commit, engage, pledge, promise, propose; remarry

Near Antonyms separate (from)

Antonyms divorce

4

to take a spouse <she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong>

Synonyms wed

Related Words couple, mate; pair off, remarry

Phrases tie the knot

Near Antonyms divorce, separate

5

to come together to form a single unit <white wine and chicken marry especially well>

Synonyms associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify

Related Words mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice; assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet; recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

Antonyms break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink