Betrothing

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  • v. Present participle of betroth.
  • Word Usage
    "Use effects this; because love and wisdom are delighted with each other, and as it were sport together like little children; and as they grow up, they enter into genial conjunction, which is effected by a kind of betrothing, nuptial solemnity, marriage, and propagation, and this with continual variety to eternity."
    Verb Form
    betrothed    betrothing    betroths   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vow   
    Form
    betrothed    betrothing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affiance    contract    espouse    affy    engage   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tryouts    quarry-slave    r&b    enamoured    escrow