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verb (marr, i, ed)
  1. (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
Neither of her daughters showed any desire to .
  1. (intransitive) To be joined together as spouses according to law or custom.
Jones and Smith will in June.
  1. (transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses, ostensibly for life; to constitute a marital union according to the laws or customs of the place.
A justice of the peace will Jones and Smith.
  1. (transitive) To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife or husband.
The king is keen to his daughters to influential princes.
  1. (transitive) To take for husband or wife.
In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to his niece.
  1. (transitive) Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.
The attempt to medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: trouwen, huwen, in de echt verbinden
  • French: marrier, épouser
  • German: verheiraten
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: sposare
    (trans-mid)

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