remarry

verb

re·​mar·​ry (ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ē How to pronounce remarry (audio)
-ˈma-rē
remarried; remarrying

transitive + intransitive

: to marry again
"… So they got divorced. But they loved each other, so after a break of 10 years, they remarried …"Linda Hashim
… eventually separated and divorced, but though each remarried, they remained close …Margo Jefferson
She divorced her husband soon after the book came out, took up with, married and divorced a local disc jockey, remarried her first husband, dumped him again, and drank herself to death by age 39.Edward Kosner
remarriage
(ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ij How to pronounce remarry (audio)
-ˈma-rij
noun
plural remarriages
a happy remarriage with two children

Examples of remarry in a Sentence

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Men can also divorce and remarry, or divorce and remarry and divorce again, over and over, as many times as their hearts desire. Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024 The new reality star has been divorced and remarried, and has a blended family with three kids. Erin Clements, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 My mom is getting remarried at the age of 84 to a man who is 83 and has never been married. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Shortly after Willie’s birth, their mother moved to Portland and their dad remarried and also moved away. Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for remarry 

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of remarry was in 1523

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“Remarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remarry. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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remarry

verb
re·​mar·​ry
rē-ˈmar-ē
: to marry again : to marry after an earlier marriage
remarriage
-ij
noun

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