"betroth" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bəˈtrəʊð/ [UK], /bəˈtroʊð/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-betroth.wav [UK] Forms: betrothed [past, participle], betroth [canonical], betroths [third-person, singular], betrothed [past], betrothen [past, participle], betrothing [present, participle]
Etymology: be- + troth Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|be|troth}} be- + troth Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|betroth|betroths|betrothed|betrothen|betrothing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a parent betroths their child, they engage them to someone in a marriage.
    Sense id: simple-betroth-en-verb-C4dzTkcE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with be-
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