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wive.

To marry (a woman).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/waɪv/
  1. To marry (a woman).

    ambitransitive
  2. To provide (someone) with a wife.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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