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transitive verb wedded, wedded or wed, wedding

to marry; specif.,
1. to take as husband or wife
2. to conduct the marriage ceremony for; join in wedlock
to unite or join closely: a project that weds science and art

Origin: ME wedden < OE weddian, lit., to pledge, engage < wed, a pledge, akin to Ger wetten, to pledge, wager < IE base *wadh-, a pledge, to redeem a pledge > L vas (gen. vadis), a pledge

intransitive verb

to become married; take a husband or wife

Wednesday

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verb wed·ded, wed wed or wed·ded, wed·ding, weds

verb, transitive

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.

verb, intransitive

To take a spouse; marry.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wedden

Origin: , from Old English weddian

abbreviation

Wednesday

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