dismarry

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verb

To free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce.

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Meanings

verbdismarry (third-person singular simple present dismarries, present participle dismarrying, simple past and past participle dismarried)

present singular third person dismarries · participle present dismarrying · participle past dismarried · past dismarried

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce.

    He was dismaryed, and maryed agayne to another gentylwoman.

    1523–1525, John Bourchier, Froissart's Chronicles

Origin

From dis- + marry: compare Old French desmarier, French démarier.

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APA

dismarry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismarry

MLA

“dismarry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismarry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismarry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismarry.

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