unmarry

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verb

To undo the action of marrying somebody.

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Meanings

verbunmarry (third-person singular simple present unmarries, present participle unmarrying, simple past and past participle unmarried)

present singular third person unmarries · participle present unmarrying · participle past unmarried · past unmarried

  1. transitiveTo 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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

From un- + marry.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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