Meaning

• To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

  "Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry."

• (in passive) To be joined to (someone) as spouse according to law or custom.

  "His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice."

• To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.

  "He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman."

• To take as husband or wife.

  "In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece."

• To unite; to join together into a close union.

  "The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results."

• To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.

  "A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith."

• To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.

• To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.