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spoused

spoused is the simple past and past participle of spouse.

Meaning of spouse

Verb

spouse (third-person singular simple present spouses, present participle spousing, simple past and past participle spoused)

  1. (dated) To wed; to espouse.
    • Do you stand possess’d
      Of any proof against the honourableness
      Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?1819, John Keats, Otho the Great, act III, scene II, verses 212-214

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Words formed from spoused

Questions about spoused

What is spoused the simple past and past participle of?
Spoused is the simple past and past participle of spouse.

Words near spoused in the dictionary

  1. spousal supports
  2. spousally
  3. spousals
  4. spouse
  5. spousebreach
  6. spoused
  7. spousedom
  8. spousehood
  9. spousehoods
  10. spouseless
  11. spouselessness

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