Mate
Pair off
Pair off verb - Form a pair or pairs.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Last time aliens invaded all they did was force the most intelligent of us to pair off and mate continuously... Oh, yes...
Source: Aliens Made Them Do It -
According to him, the last invaders made all the smartest humans "pair off and mate continuously... oh yes."
Source: Alien Invasion -
Age of Fire: Tighlia forces RuGaard to mate with her granddaughter Halaflora in order to both solidify his adopted position in the Imperial Line and to pair off the two most unwanted members of the family.
Source: Arranged Marriage
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