unite in marriage

  • 1marriage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Legal union Nouns 1. marriage, matrimony, wedlock, union; intermarriage, nuptial tie, married state, bed and board, cohabitation, POSSLQ (person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters), wedded… …

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  • 2unite — Synonyms and related words: accord, accouple, accumulate, act in concert, act together, add, adhere, affiliate, agglutinate, agree, ally, amalgamate, amass, approach, arrange a match, articulate, assemble, assimilate, associate, band, band… …

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  • 3Unite — U*nite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {United}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Uniting}.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See {One}.] 1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to… …

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  • 4unite — unite1 [yo͞o nīt′] vt. united, uniting [ME unyten < L unitus, pp. of unire, to unite < unus,ONE] 1. to put or bring together so as to make one; combine or join into a whole 2. a) to bring together in common cause, interest, opinion, etc.;… …

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  • 5unite — ► VERB 1) come or bring together for a common purpose or to form a whole. 2) archaic join in marriage. DERIVATIVES united adjective unitive adjective. ORIGIN Latin unire join together , from unus one …

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  • 6Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church — A wedding in the Russian Orthodox Church, 1862. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Exchange of the …

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  • 7unite — unite1 unitable, uniteable, adj. uniter, n. /yooh nuyt /, v., united, uniting. v.t. 1. to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit. 2. to cause to adhere: to unite two pieces of wood with glue. 3. to cause to be in a… …

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  • 8unite — [c]/juˈnaɪt / (say yooh nuyt) verb (united, uniting) –verb (t) 1. to join so as to form one connected whole; join, combine, or incorporate in one; cause to be one. 2. to cause to hold together or adhere. 3. to join in marriage. 4. to associate… …

  • 9unite — v. 1 tr. & intr. join together; make or become one; combine. 2 tr. & intr. join together for a common purpose or action (united in their struggle against injustice). 3 tr. & intr. join in marriage. 4 tr. possess (qualities, features, etc.) in… …

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  • 10unite — verb come or bring together for a common purpose or to form a whole. ↘archaic join in marriage. Derivatives united adjective unitedly adverb unitive adjective Origin ME: from L. unit , unire join together , from unus one …

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