To bind (the contracting parties) in wedlock; to conduct the marriage ceremony for (a man and woman); also absol.
| 单词 | θ154149 |
| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > marry [verb (transitive)] > join in marriage (24) wedOE To bind (the contracting parties) in wedlock; to conduct the marriage ceremony for (a man and woman); also absol. join1297 To link or unite (persons, etc. together, or one with or to another) in marriage, friendship, or any kind of association, alliance, or… spousec1325 As an active verb. transitive. To officiate at the marriage of; to unite in marriage; = espouse, v. 2b(b). Obsolete. bind1330 To engage or unite in matrimony. couplea1340 To join in wedlock or sexual union. Obsolete. to put togethera1387 transitive. To combine or bring together (parts or elements) to make a whole or unity. conjoin1447 To join together; to connect, unite. in marriage. Obsolete. accouple1548 transitive. To join (one person) to another, esp. in matrimony; to couple. Also: to unite (two people), esp. in matrimony. Chiefly with to, with… matea1593 transitive. To marry; to take or give in marriage; †to form a close alliance with (obsolete). Now rare. solemnize1592 To wed ceremonially. espouse1599 As an active verb. transitive. To officiate at the marriage of; to unite in marriage. Also figurative. Obsolete. faggot1607 In extended use. transitive. To tie (people) together in order to restrain them. Also (chiefly cant): to tie up (a person); to bind hand and foot… noose1664 transitive. To marry; to bind in marriage. In early use frequently with punning allusion to sense 2b. Now rare. to give (also conjoin, join, take) in (also to, into) marriage1700 in marriage: in or into wedlock (now archaic). to give (also conjoin, join, take) in (also †to, †into) marriage: to give (join, etc.) as husband or… rivet1700 transitive. To marry; to join in marriage. Obsolete. to tie the knot1718 In figurative phrases. to tie the hands of: to deprive of freedom of action. to tie the knot: to effect a union between two persons or things; esp.… buckle1724 transitive. To unite in marriage. humorous or dialect. Cf. splice, v. 3. unite1728 transitive. To join (two people) in marriage; to join (a person) with (also to) another in marriage (now rare). Also reflexive. tack1732 To join in wedlock. Obsolete slang. wedlock1737 (transitive) to unite in marriage (in quots. passive); also (nonce-use), to wedlock it, to get married. marry1749 transitive. colloquial. With up: to commit to marriage; usually in passive (= sense 2). splice1751 slang. To join in matrimony; to marry. Chiefly in passive. to turn off1759 transitive. To marry (a person) to another, join (two people) in marriage. Now rare (archaic). to tie up1894 To join in marriage: cf. 4 (also to tie the knot at sense 2). colloquial or slang. |
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