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Verb: wive  wIv
  1. Take (someone) as a wife
     
  2. Marry a woman, take a wife
     
  3. Provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

Derived forms: wiving, wived

Type of: conjoin [formal], espouse [archaic], furnish, get hitched [informal], get hitched with [informal], get married, hitch up [informal], hook up with [informal], marry, offer, provide, render, supply, tie the knot [informal], wed

Encyclopedia: Wive