interwed
verb (used with object)
1.
to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
2.
to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry.
3.
to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly: She wedded herself to the cause of the poor.
4.
to blend together or unite inseparably: a novel that weds style and content perfectly.
verb (used without object)
5.
to contract marriage; marry.
6.
to become united or to blend: a building that will wed with the landscape.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian to pledge; cognate with German wetten to bet, Old Norse vethja to pledge
before 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian to pledge; cognate with German wetten to bet, Old Norse vethja to pledge
Related forms
in·ter·wed, verb (used without object), in·ter·wed or in·ter·wed·ded, in·ter·wed·ding.
re·wed, verb, re·wed·ded, re·wed·ding.
un·wed, adjective
Synonyms
4. combine, fuse, merge.
4. combine, fuse, merge.
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wed (wɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , weds, wedding, wedded, wed | |
| 1. | to take (a person of the opposite sex) as a husband or wife; marry |
| 2. | (tr) to join (two people) in matrimony |
| 3. | (tr) to unite closely |
| [Old English weddian; related to Old Frisian weddia, Old Norse vethja, Gothic wadi pledge] | |
| we'd (wiːd, (unstressed) wɪd) | |
| —contraction of | |
| we had or we would | |
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Word Origin & History
wed
O.E. weddian "to pledge, covenant to do something, marry," from P.Gmc. *wadjojanan (cf. O.N. veðja "to bet, wager," O.Fris. weddia "to promise," Goth. ga-wadjon "to betroth"), from PIE base *wadh- "to pledge, to redeem a pledge" (cf. L. vas, gen. vadis "bail, security," Lith. vaduoti "to redeem a
pledge"). Sense remained "pledge" in other Gmc. languages (cf. Ger. Wette "bet, wager"); development to "marry" is unique to Eng.
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