- to take in marriage: After being together for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- to perform the marriage ceremonies for (two people); join in wedlock: The minister married Susan and Ed.
- to give in marriage; arrange the marriage of (often followed by off): Her father wants to marry her to his friend's son.They want to marry off all their children before selling their big home.
- to unite intimately: Common economic interests marry the two countries.
- to take as an intimate life partner by a formal exchange of promises in the manner of a traditional marriage ceremony.
- to combine, connect, or join so as to make more efficient, attractive, or profitable: The latest cameras marry automatic and manual features.A recent merger marries two of the nation's largest corporations.
- Nautical.
- to lay together (the unlaid strands of two ropes) to be spliced.
- to seize (two ropes) together end to end for use as a single line.
- to seize (parallel ropes) together at intervals.
- to cause (food, liquor, etc.) to blend with other ingredients: to marry malt whiskey with grain whiskey.
- to wed.
- (of two or more foods, wines, etc.) to combine suitably or agreeably; blend: This wine and the strong cheese just don't marry.
- (used as an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, etc.)
- to take (someone as one's partner) in marriage
- to join or give in marriage
- to acquire (something) by marriage
- to unite closely or intimately
- to fit together or align (two things); join
- (tr) nautical
- to match up (the strands) of unlaid ropes before splicing
- to seize (two ropes) together at intervals along their lengths
- an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc
