remarry

verb

re·​mar·​ry (ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ē How to pronounce remarry (audio)
-ˈma-rē
remarried; remarrying

transitive + intransitive

: to marry again
"… So they got divorced. But they loved each other, so after a break of 10 years, they remarried …"Linda Hashim
… eventually separated and divorced, but though each remarried, they remained close …Margo Jefferson
She divorced her husband soon after the book came out, took up with, married and divorced a local disc jockey, remarried her first husband, dumped him again, and drank herself to death by age 39.Edward Kosner
remarriage
(ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ij How to pronounce remarry (audio)
-ˈma-rij
noun
plural remarriages
a happy remarriage with two children

Examples of remarry in a Sentence

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Her eldest child, Edward Jr., survived and his father remarried. William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025 His mother left shortly after he was born and his father remarried and moved away, so he and his older sister, Bobbie, were raised by their grandparents. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 After their split in 2016, Tarek remarried Heather, welcoming their first baby, son Tristan, in January 2023. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 June 2025 In 2015, Lauder remarried, to Judy Glickman, who survives him. Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for remarry

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of remarry was in 1523

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“Remarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remarry. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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remarry

verb
re·​mar·​ry
rē-ˈmar-ē
: to marry again : to marry after an earlier marriage
remarriage
-ij
noun

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