marry

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To become someone's husband or wife.

   She is going to marry her boyfriend next year.

2. 2
   verb

   To perform the ceremony that joins two people in marriage.

   A local priest will marry the young couple.

3. 3
   verb

   To join or combine two things successfully.

   The recipe marries sweet and spicy flavors perfectly.

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Simplified etymology

Marry entered Middle English from Old French marier, “to marry.” The French verb goes back to Latin maritus, meaning “husband,” which also gave rise to marital.

From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”). Compare its feminine derivatives: Welsh morwyn (“girl”), merch (“daughter”), Crimean Gothic marzus (“wedding”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy; girl”), Lithuanian marti̇̀ (“bride”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “yeoman”).) Displaced native Old English hīwian.

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