English > marry: 2 senses > verb 1, social| Meaning | Take in marriage. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
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| Model | Sam and Sue marry; Sam cannot marry Sue |
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| Synonyms | get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse |
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| Entailed by | divorce, split up | Get a divorce |
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| Narrower | inmarry | marry within one's own tribe or group |
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| intermarry | marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group |
| mismarry | marry an unsuitable partner |
| remarry | marry, not for the first time |
| wive | marry a woman, take a wife |
| wive | Take (someone) as a wife |
| Broader | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
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| Similar to | marry, wed, tie, splice | Perform a marriage ceremony |
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| Spanish | casarse, casar, contraer nupcias, desposar, enlazarse, llevar al altar, matrimoniarse, unirse en matrimonio |
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| Catalan | casar-se, casar, contreure matrimoni |
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| Nouns | marriage | the act of marrying / marrying |
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| married | a person who is married |
