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marry

[mar-ee, mer-ee] / ˈmær i, ˈmɛr i /
VERB
legally become spouses
Synonyms
STRONGEST
join wed
STRONG
ally associate bond combine conjoin conjugate contract couple espouse knit land link match mate merge pledge promise relate tie unify unite yoke
WEAK
become one drop anchor get hitched get married lead to altar one plight one's troth settle down take vows tie the knot walk down aisle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
divide separate
STRONG
break detach disconnect disjoin dissociate divorce fail loosen lose part uncouple unfasten

Example Sentences

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Chinese brides lining up to marry in Yorkshire abbey.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

While not an inventor, Jobs -- who died in 2011 at age 56 -- was renowned for his uncompromising drive to marry technology with design to create products that were intuitive and hassle-free.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

And this ambivalence proves infectious as they grow up, marry and have a child, with Dick becoming an esteemed novelist while Elle takes up English teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

We were very close, and she asked me, as you said, to make the dress that she would marry the love of her life in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

And if she didn’t marry Goré Mtoko’s brother, wouldn’t the ngozi kill the rest of her family?

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.