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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAR'RY, v.t. [L. mas, maris, a male; L. vir, a husband, a lord or master.]
1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to join a man and woman for life, and constitute them man and wife according to the laws or customs of a nation. By the laws, ordained clergymen have a right to marry persons within certain limits prescribed.
Tell him he shall marry the couple himself.
2. To dispose of in wedlock.
Mecaenas told Augustus he must either marry his daughter Julia to Agrippa, or take away his life.
[In this sense, it is properly applicable to females only.]
3. To take for husband or wife. We say, a man marries a woman; or a woman marries a man. The first was the original sense,but both are now well authorized.
4. In Scripture, to unite in covenant, or in the closest connection.
Turn, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah, for I am married to you. Jeremiah 3.
MAR'RY, v.i. To enter into the conjugal state; to unite as husband and wife; to take a husband or a wife.
If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. Matthew 19.
I will therefore that the younger women marry. 1 Timothy 5.
MAR'RY, a term of asseveration, is said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the virgin Mary. It is obsolete.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (married; marrying) Etymology: Middle English marien, from Anglo-French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus married Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to join in marriage according to law or custom b. to give in marriage <married his daughter to his partner's son> c. to take as spouse ; wed <married the girl next door> d. to perform the ceremony of marriage for <a priest will marry them> e. to obtain by marriage <marry wealth> 2. to unite in close and usually permanent relation intransitive verb 1. to take a spouse ; wed 2. combine, unite <seafood marries with other flavors> II. interjection Etymology: Middle English marie, from Marie, the Virgin Mary Date: 14th century archaic — used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. a take as one's wife or husband in marriage. b (often foll. by to) (of a priest etc.) join (persons) in marriage. c (of a parent or guardian) give (a son, daughter, etc.) in marriage. 2 intr. a enter into marriage. b (foll. by into) become a member of (a family) by marriage. 3 tr. a unite intimately. b correlate (things) as a pair. c Naut. splice (rope-ends) together without increasing their girth. Phrases and idioms: marry off find a wife or husband for. Etymology: ME f. OF marier f. L maritare f. maritus husband 2. int. archaic expressing surprise, asseveration, indignation, etc. Etymology: ME, = (the Virgin) Mary

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Marry Mar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Married; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrying.] [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.] 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. 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. 3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife. M[ae]cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or take away his life. --Bacon. 4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below. Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage is said only of the woman. 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. 5. 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. To marry ropes. (Naut.) (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time. (b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass through a block. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Marry Mar"ry, v. i. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. I will, therefore, that the younger women marry. --1 Tim. v. 14. Marrying man, a man disposed to marry. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Marry Mar"ry, interj. Indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary. [Obs.] --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(marries, marrying, married) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When two people get married or marry, they legally become husband and wife in a special ceremony. Get married is less formal and more commonly used than marry. I thought he would change after we got married... They married a month after they met... He wants to marry her... He got married to wife Beryl when he was 19... I am getting married on Monday... She ought to marry again, don't you think? V-RECIP: pl-n get V-ed, pl-n V, V n, get V-ed to n, get V-ed (non-recip), V (non-recip) 2. When a priest or official marries two people, he or she conducts the ceremony in which the two people legally become husband and wife. The local vicar has agreed to marry us in the chapel on the estate... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Join in marriage, unite in marriage. 2. Wed, espouse, take for husband or wife, lead to the altar, bestow one's hand upon. 3. Give in marriage, dispose of in wedlock. 4. Unite, join, make one. II. interj. Indeed, forsooth, in truth.

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