marry
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Definitions ofmarry
- To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
Example: "Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry."
- (in passive) To be joined to (someone) as spouse according to law or custom.
Example: "His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice."
- To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
Example: "He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman."
- To take as husband or wife.
Example: "In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece."
- To unite; to join together into a close union.
Example: "The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results."
- To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
Example: "A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith."
- To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
- To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.
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