marry synonyms

marry

v.

  1. To take a spouse

    wed, espouse, enter the matrimonial state, contract matrimony, promise in marriage, pledge in marriage, mate, take a helpmate, lead to the altar, bestow one's hand upon, take the vows, plight one's troth, become one, tie the knot, double up, get hooked, get hitched.

    Antonyms divorce*, put away*, reject. *

  2. To join in wedlock

    unite, give, join in matrimony, pronounce man and wife, mate, pair up with, couple, partner; see also join 1.

    Antonyms divorce*, annul*, separate.

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