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| wed [ wed ] (past and past participle wed·ded or wed, present participle wed·ding, 3rd person present singular weds) |
verb |
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1. transitive verb marry somebody: to marry somebody
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formal or literary
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 wanted to wed a princess
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2. intransitive verb get married: to become united in marriage
 They wed in April.
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3. transitive verb join couple in marriage: to join two people in marriage
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4. transitive verb unite things: to bring two things together or regard them as linked
 The two concepts had become wedded in his mind.
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| [ Old English weddian< Indo-European, "pledge"] |