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| affiance |
to promise or pledge (oneself) to marry; betroth. |
| benedict |
a newly married man, esp. one who was previously thought unlikely to marry. |
| betrothal |
the act or fact of being mutually pledged to marry; engagement. |
| breach of promise |
in law, a breaking of a promise, esp. a promise to marry a particular person. |
| celibate |
an unmarried person, esp. one who has taken a religious vow not to marry. [1/4 definitions] |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| engaged |
having a plan to marry someone. |
| engagement |
a promise to marry; a period of time before the marriage. [1/2 definitions] |
| incest |
sexual intercourse between people too closely related to legally marry. |
| intermarry |
to marry a member of another racial or ethnic group, religion, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| matchmaker |
a person who introduces men and women to each other in the hope that they will marry. [1/2 definitions] |
| mate1 |
to be joined in marriage; marry. [1/9 definitions] |
| nun1 |
a woman who is a member of a religious order. Nuns promise to live simply, not marry, and obey God. Many nuns live in convents. |
| pair |
to mate or marry. [1/10 definitions] |
| pop the question |
(informal) to ask to marry. |
| remarry |
combined form of marry. |
| suitor |
a man courting or seeking to marry a woman. [1/3 definitions] |
| to lead to the altar |
to marry. |
| wed |
to take as husband or wife in a legal ceremony; marry. [1/3 definitions] |
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