wive

Other forms: wived; wiving

Definitions of wive
  1. verb
    take (someone) as a wife
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    type of:
    conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed
    take in marriage
  2. verb
    marry a woman, take a wife
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    type of:
    conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed
    take in marriage
  3. verb
    provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
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    type of:
    furnish, provide, render, supply
    give something useful or necessary to
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