"unmarry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unmarries [present, singular, third-person], unmarrying [participle, present], unmarried [participle, past], unmarried [past]
Etymology: un- + marry Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|marry}} un- + marry Head templates: {{en-verb}} unmarry (third-person singular simple present unmarries, present participle unmarrying, simple past and past participle unmarried)
  1. (transitive) To undo the action of marrying somebody. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unmarry-en-verb-lVzfwt2m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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