wed
/wɛd/ 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [wed] Show IPA 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.
wed (wěd)
v.
wed·ded, wed or wed·ded, wed·ding, weds
v.
tr.
To take as a spouse; marry. To perform the marriage ceremony for; join in matrimony. To unite closely: a style that weds form and function. 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·ding (wěd'ĭng)
n. The act of marrying. The ceremony or celebration of a marriage.
The anniversary of a marriage: a silver wedding. The act or an instance of joining closely: a wedding of ideas.
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