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Verb: wive  wIv
  1. Marry a woman, take a wife
    "The young prince wived a commoner, much to the court's surprise"
     
  2. Take (someone) as a wife
    "He wived the daughter of a wealthy merchant"
     
  3. Provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
    "In some cultures, families still attempt to wive their sons through arranged marriages"

Derived forms: wived, wiving

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