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[wed] 
verb, wed⋅ded or wed, wed⋅ding.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony; take as one's husband or wife. |
| 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. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME wedde, OE weddian to pledge; c. G wetten to bet, ON vethja to pledge
bef. 900; ME wedde, OE weddian to pledge; c. G wetten to bet, ON vethja to pledge
Synonyms:
4. combine, fuse, merge.
4. combine, fuse, merge.
Wed.
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| wed (wěd) v. wed·ded, wed or wed·ded, wed·ding, weds v. tr.
To take a spouse; marry. [Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian.] |
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Wed
Wed\ (w[e^]d), n. [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. ve[eth] a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vad[*u]ti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis, bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. ?, ? a prize. Cf. Athlete, Gage a pledge, Wage.] A pledge; a pawn. [Obs.] --Gower. Piers Plowman. Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security]. --Chaucer.Wed
Wed\, v. t. [imp. Wedded; p. p. Wedded or Wed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wedding.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan. vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth. See Wed, n.]1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. With this ring I thee wed. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. I saw thee first, and wedded thee. --Milton. 2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. --Milton. 3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. Thou art wedded to calamity. --Shak. Men are wedded to their lusts. --Tillotson. [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. --Cowper. 4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. --Clarendon.Wed
Wed\, v. i. To contact matrimony; to marry. "When I shall wed." --Shak.
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Language Translation for : wed
Spanish:
casarse (con),
German:
(sich) vermählen,
Japanese:
結婚する
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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