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wed⋅ded

  [wed-id]
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–adjective
1. united in matrimony; married: the wedded couple; a wedded woman.
2. of or pertaining to marriage or to those married: the wedded state; wedded happiness.
3. attached or dedicated, esp. obstinately or unshakably: a fearless person wedded to a just cause.
4. associated or bound together inseparably: form and substance wedded in harmony.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE geweddode. See wed, -ed 2

wed

  [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

Synonyms:
4. combine, fuse, merge.
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wed   (wěd)   
v.   wed·ded, wed or wed·ded, wed·ding, weds

v.   tr.

  1. To take as a spouse; marry.

  2. To perform the marriage ceremony for; join in matrimony.

  3. To unite closely: a style that weds form and function.

  4. To cause to adhere devotedly or stubbornly: He was wedded to the idea of building a new school.

v.   intr.
To take a spouse; marry.

[Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian.]
wed·ded   (wěd'ĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Joined in marriage.

  2. Of or relating to marriage: wedded bliss.

  3. Closely attached or devoted: a person completely wedded to a profession.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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