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.
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To join together; to unite.
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To join together; to unite.
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To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
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To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
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To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
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To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
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To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…
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To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…
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A knot; a fastening.
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A knot; a fastening.
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A pledge; a pawn.
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A pledge; a pawn.
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To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, castes, etc.
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To marry again.
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To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms.
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To marry, as a man; to take a wife.
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To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service.
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To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.
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To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…
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The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
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The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
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To join together; to unite.
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To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
A knot; a fastening.
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A pledge; a pawn.
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