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

Recent Examples on the Web Donna remarried in Italy Donna wed Valerio Attanasio in 2018 during a destination wedding in Italy. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Twelve years after my father died, my mother remarried and moved into her new husband’s rambler on the other side of town. Melanie McCabe, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024 When Frank Fox remarried, Wallace, at age 6, was shipped off to a military academy in San Antonio. Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Billy Ray Cyrus has also remarried, after getting engaged last year to Australian singer, Firerose. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024 The former couple — who have each since remarried — share daughters Brandi, 36, Miley, 31, and Noah and sons Trace, 35, and Braison, 29. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 The couple divorced in 1941, after McCullers caught Reeves forging a check in her name, and then, incredibly, remarried in 1945, after Reeves finished serving in the Second World War. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 The ex-spouse whose earnings are the basis of the claim isn’t consulted, can be remarried, and isn’t informed that the former spouse is claiming benefits. Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 In August 2022, Teresa got remarried to Luis Ruelas. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

remarry

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

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