"make an honest woman" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make an honest woman.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes an honest woman [present, singular, third-person], making an honest woman [participle, present], made an honest woman [participle, past], made an honest woman [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> an honest woman}} make an honest woman (third-person singular simple present makes an honest woman, present participle making an honest woman, simple past and past participle made an honest woman)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, now usually with "of") To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship. Tags: idiomatic, informal, usually
    Sense id: en-make_an_honest_woman-en-verb-QcHWdXca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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