"become one flesh" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-become one flesh.ogg Forms: becomes one flesh [present, singular, third-person], becoming one flesh [participle, present], became one flesh [past], become one flesh [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|become<,,became,become> one flesh}} become one flesh (third-person singular simple present becomes one flesh, present participle becoming one flesh, simple past became one flesh, past participle become one flesh)
  1. (idiomatic, of two persons) To join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: exchange flesh
    Sense id: en-become_one_flesh-en-verb-QuKpRMH7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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