01 v. t. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) hus…
imp. & p. p.
Married; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marrying
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1.
To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place.“Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself.” — Gay.
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2.
To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def. 4.“A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to marry.” — Evelyn.
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To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.“Maecenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or take away his life.” — Bacon.
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4.
To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.“They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never married to his mother.” — Bp. Lloyd.
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Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you.” — Jer. iii. 14.
Phrases & compounds
To marry ropes —
To place two ropes along side of each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time