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unmarry en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + marry.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To undo the action of marrying somebody.
   • If you like to exercise your authority I'll run away and you can't unmarry me. 1909, Miles Franklin, Some Everyday Folk and Dawn:
   • But there can be no doubt that John Scarborough and Ada Sneyd were married at Rummelsburg, and that it will be found to be impossible to unmarry them. 1883, Anthony Trollope, Mr. Scarborough's Family:

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