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wive

verb

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Pronunciation: /waɪv/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).

  1. To marry (a woman).

    If he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me.

  2. To provide (someone) with a wife.
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