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as in marital
of or relating to marriage a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love

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verb

past tense of marry
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as in wed
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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as in matched
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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

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as in mated
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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