remarry
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Explanation
To remarry is to get married again, after already having been married at least once. Your uncle might remarry at the age of 85, after fifty years of bachelorhood. Anyone who's been married in the past remarries when they do it again. Some marriages end in divorce, and others end when one of the spouses dies. Even if being married didn't agree with them the first time, many people do decide to remarry. The verb dates from the 1520s, formed by adding re-, or "again," to marry, which originally meant just "to give in marriage," from a Latin root.
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And if Harry were ever to remarry, he would have to ask the king to consent first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
My widowed mother decided to remarry, and she chose a lovely man whose family has a history of remarkable longevity.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
If you don’t remarry, she doesn’t have to wait.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
He had agreed to represent a man seeking to divorce his ex-wife and remarry.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024
It meant I couldn’t divorce and I couldn’t ever remarry, even if Tyan-yu died.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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