unite+in+marriage

  • 51hitch — hitch1 hitcher, n. /hich/, v.t. 1. to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts. 2. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up). 3. to raise with jerks… …

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  • 52tie — /tuy/, v., tied, tying, n. v.t. 1. to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog s tail. 2. to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle… …

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  • 53give away — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, arrange a match, babble, be indiscreet, be unguarded, bestow, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blurt, blurt out, break, break open, break up, burst, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off,… …

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  • 54hitch — Synonyms and related words: acute pain, amble, arrange a match, articulate, attach, barge, batten, batten down, bed, bed down, bite, block, blockade, bob, bolt, boring pain, bottleneck, bowl along, break, bridle, brush, buckle, bundle, butt,… …

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  • 55tie — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bond, obligation; shoelace; necktie, cravat, four in hand or bow tie; fastening, ligature; draw, tied score, dead heat; beam, post; sleeper. v. t. fasten, attach, join; bind, restrict, constrain,… …

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  • 56confarreation — (n.) c.1600, from L. confarreationem, from confarreare to unite in marriage by the Ceremony of the Cake, from com with, together (see COM (Cf. com )) + far, farris spelt, grain, meal (see BARLEY (Cf. barley)). In ancient Rome, the most solemn… …

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  • 57couple — cou•ple [[t]ˈkʌp əl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) a combination of two of a kind; pair 2) a grouping of two persons, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners 3) any two persons considered together 4) a small number; few: We met a… …

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  • 58hitch — I [[t]hɪtʃ[/t]] v.t. 1) to fasten or tie, esp. temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.: to hitch a horse to a post[/ex] 2) to harness (an animal) to a vehicle (often fol. by up) 3) to raise with jerks (usu. fol. by up); hike up: to… …

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  • 59con|far|re|a|tion — «kon FAR ee AY shuhn», noun. the highest and most solemn form of marriage among the ancient Romans, marked by the offering of a cake made of spelt. ╂[< Latin cōnfarreātiō, ōnis < cōnfarreāre unite in marriage by the offering of bread <… …

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  • 60Conjugate — Con ju*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjugated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjugating}.] 1. To unite in marriage; to join. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumes in its several… …

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