marry into

marry into
phrasal
: to become a member of by marriage

married into a prominent family

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marry into
1. To become a member of (a family) by marriage
2. To acquire by marriage
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Main Entry:marry

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ˈmarry into [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they marry into he/she/it marries into present participle marrying into past tense married into past participle married into] phrasal verb
to become a member of a family, religion, social group etc by becoming the husband or wife of someone who already belongs to it

Their seven daughters all married into prominent local families.

Thesaurus: to get, or to be marriedsynonym marital statushyponym
Main entry: marry

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marry into [phrasal verb]
marry into (something) : to become a member of (something, such as a family, group, culture, etc.) by marrying someone

He married into a very wealthy family. [=his wife's family is very wealthy]

She married into the upper class.

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Main Entry:marry

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