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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Her dad Travis remarried Kourtney Kardashian in 2022. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Joseph Corcoran got remarried two months before his execution On Oct. 30, Corcoran remarried Tahina Krontz, the Louisville Courier-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 The two eventually remarried on Oct. 30, 2024, more than a month after the Indiana Supreme Court set a date for Corcoran's execution, and the ceremony was officiated by Justin Krontz, Tahina Corcoran's son. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024 Yet to Comment, Biden Reacts Former Abundant Life School Coach Calls for Gun Reform After Mass Shooting Abundant Life Christian School Shooting: Three Killed, Others Injured The couple remarried in 2017, according to an order of support. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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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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