marry up (sth)
— phrasal verb with marry /ˈmær.i/
/ˈmer-/ verb Definition
› If two things marry up or if you marry them up, they match or join together: We need to marry up the names on your list with those on my list and see what the overlap is.Matching and co-ordinating
(Definition of marry up (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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