unmarry
English
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editunmarry (third-person singular simple present unmarries, present participle unmarrying, simple past and past participle unmarried)
- (transitive) To undo the action of marrying somebody.
- 1883, Anthony Trollope, Mr. Scarborough's Family[1]:
- 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.
- 1909, Miles Franklin, Some Everyday Folk and Dawn[2]:
- If you like to exercise your authority I'll run away and you can't unmarry me.