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betroth

[bih-trohth, -trawth] / bɪˈtroʊð, -ˈtrɔθ /
VERB
marry
Synonyms
STRONG
affiance bind commit contract engage espouse promise vow
WEAK
become engaged give one's hand make compact plight faith plight troth tie oneself to
Antonyms
STRONG
break off reject release
WEAK
divorce leave separate

Example Sentences

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Following her death from tuberculosis in 1847, he planned to betroth his first love, Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton, in the same city.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

The most important decisions you make in this game are not military, but about to whom to betroth your children.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2012

Intoned the bride's father: "I betroth to Your Majesty my daughter, Farida."

From Time Magazine Archive

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the Lord,” Hos.

From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Bliss, Sylvester

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.