verb

marier

marry · get married

C’est quand deux personnes décident de vivre ensemble et de former une famille devant la loi ou la religion.

The verb marier has three primary meanings in French:

To perform a marriage ceremony: This refers to the act of a priest, mayor, or civil officer joining two people in matrimony.
To marry someone off: This implies the act of giving a person in marriage to another, often used in contexts where a parent arranges a marriage for their child.
To combine or harmonize: Figuratively, it means to combine two things that go well together, such as colors, flavors, or materials.

Grammar:

marier is a regular -er verb (first group).
It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., Le maire va marier ce couple).
Note the difference between se marier and marier: Se marier is reflexive and means "to get married" (to enter into the state of marriage), whereas marier focuses on the act of joining others or matching things.

Word origin:

It originates from the Old French marier, derived from the Latin maritare (to provide with a husband/wife), which itself comes from maritus (husband).

Synonyms:

For the marriage sense: unir (to unite), épouser (to marry/wed).
For the harmony sense: assortir (to match), accorder (to harmonize), combiner (to combine).

Antonyms:

For the marriage sense: divorcer (to divorce), séparer (to separate).
For the harmony sense: dassortir (to mismatch), dépareiller (to unmatch/clash).

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Elle veut se marier avec lui.verb

She wants to marry him.

Ils ont décidé de se marier cet été.verb

They decided to get married this summer.

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