| English verb: wed | 
| 1. | wed (social) take in marriage | 
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 | Examples | Sam and Sue wed | 
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 | Synonyms | conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry | 
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 | Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | unify, unite | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | inmarry, intermarry, mismarry, remarry, wive, wive | 
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 | Verb group | marry, splice, tie, wed | 
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| 2. | wed (social) perform a marriage ceremony | 
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 | Samples | The minister married us on Saturday. We were wed the following week.
 The couple got spliced on Hawaii.
 
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 | Synonyms | marry, splice, tie | 
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 | Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | officiate | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | solemnise, solemnize | 
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 | Verb group | conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed | 
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