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  • 31wed — verb (wedded; also wed; wedding) Etymology: Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti, Gothic wadi, Latin vad , vas bail, security Date: before… …

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  • 32wed — verb /ˈwɛd/ a) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony. The priest wed the couple. b) To take as ones spouse. She wed her first love. Syn: marry …

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  • 33wed — I. , sb. == pledge. Pol. S. 151. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. RG. 393. AS. wed II. , v. a. == marry. RG. 295, 439; said of the priest who marries two persons. Pol. S. 159. AS. weddian, wed …

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  • 34Wed. — (The spelling Weds.is also used.) Wed. is a written abbreviation for Wednesday. Our big task for tomorrow (Wed.) is to get them exit visas …

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  • 35wed — verb (weds, wedding; past and past participle wedded or wed) 1》 formal or literary marry.     ↘give or join in marriage.     ↘[as adjective wedded] of or concerning marriage: wedded bliss. 2》 combine (two desirable factors or qualities) …

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  • 36wed — verb 1) they are old enough to wed Syn: marry, get married, become husband and wife; informal tie the knot, walk down the aisle, get hitched, take the plunge Ant: divorce, separate 2) he will wed his girlfriend Syn …

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  • 37wed — [c]/wɛd / (say wed) verb (wedded or wed, wedding) –verb (t) 1. to bind oneself to (a person) in marriage; take for husband or wife. 2. to unite (a couple) or join (one person to another) in marriage or wedlock; marry. 3. to bind by close or… …

  • 38Wed — v.tr. & intr. (wedding; past and past part. wedded or wed) 1 usu. formal or literary a tr. & intr. marry. b tr. join in marriage. 2 tr. unite (wed efficiency to economy). 3 tr. (as wedded adj.) of or in marriage (wedded bliss). 4 tr. (as wedded… …

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  • 39wed — v.tr. & intr. (wedding; past and past part. wedded or wed) 1 usu. formal or literary a tr. & intr. marry. b tr. join in marriage. 2 tr. unite (wed efficiency to economy). 3 tr. (as wedded adj.) of or in marriage (wedded bliss). 4 tr. (as wedded… …

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  • 40wed — verb past tense and past participle wedded or wed (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) a word meaning to marry, used especially in literature or newspapers …

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