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What does "wed" mean?

Wed: To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. With this ring I thee wed. Bk. of Com. Prayer. I saw thee first, and wedded thee. Milton.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. Milton.
  2. 3.Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. Thou art wedded to calamity. Shak. Men are wedded to their lusts. Tillotson. [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. Cowper.
  3. 4.To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. Clarendon.
  4. 5.To contact matrimony; to marry. "When I shall wed." Shak.

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