marry

/ˈmɛri/

/ˈmæri/

Other forms: married; marrying; marries

To marry someone is to make an official, ceremonial commitment to be partners. You can marry someone in a church, barefoot on a beach, or in a courthouse.

Some people marry their long-time sweethearts, while others abruptly choose to marry after knowing each other briefly. The officiant who leads the wedding ceremony, whether they're a judge or an ordained minister who's also an Elvis impersonator, is the person who marries the happy couple. The Latin root is maritare, "to wed or marry," and also "to give in marriage."

Definitions of marry

1. verb

   take in marriage
   synonyms: conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, wed

   splice, tie, wed

   perform a marriage ceremony

   types:

   inmarry

   marry within one's own tribe or group

   mismarry

   marry an unsuitable partner

   wive

   marry a woman, take a wife

   wive

   take (someone) as a wife

   intermarry

   marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group

   remarry

   marry, not for the first time

   type of:

   unify, unite

   act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
2. verb

   perform a marriage ceremony
   “The minister married us on Saturday”

   synonyms: splice, tie, wed

   conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, wed

   take in marriage

   types:

   solemnise, solemnize

   perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies

   type of:

   officiate

   act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding