wed
verb
[ wɛd ]
• get married to.
• "he was to wed the king's daughter"
Similar:
marry,
get/be married,
be wed,
become husband and wife,
become man and wife,
plight/pledge one's troth,
tie the knot,
walk down the aisle,
take the plunge,
get spliced,
get hitched,
get yoked,
say ‘I do’,
become espoused,
get/be married to,
be wed to,
take as one's wife/husband,
lead to the altar,
get hitched to,
get spliced to,
tie the knot with,
make an honest woman of,
espouse,
wive,
• combine (two factors or qualities, especially desirable ones).
• "in this album he weds an excellent programme with a distinctive vocal style"
Similar:
unite,
unify,
join,
link,
connect,
combine,
amalgamate,
fuse,
integrate,
weld,
bond,
stick together,
bring together,
knit together,
glue,
cement,
coalesce,
merge,
Origin:
Old English weddian, from the Germanic base of Scots wed ‘a pledge’; related to Latin vas ‘surety’, also to gage1.
Wed.
abbreviation
• Wednesday.
