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verb

(tr, adverb) to find a husband or wife for (a person, esp one's son or daughter)

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Words nearby marry off

Marruecos, marry, Marryat, Marry in haste, repent at leisure, marry into, marry off, marry up, Mars, Marsala, Marsalis, Marsanne

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How to use marry off in a sentence

That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
"The man did not marry her for love," the Elder went on now somewhat more confident.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He shan't marry me without your consent, so don't be angry and abuse us all; for which you will be sorry an hour hence.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Does he think that he can force a handsome jolly young bachelor, like his son Gilbert, to marry the like o' her?
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various