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wived

wived is the simple past and past participle of wive.

Meaning of wive

Verb

wive (third-person singular simple present wives, present participle wiving, simple past and past participle wived)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a wife.
    Synonyms:
    bewife

Questions about wived

What is wived the simple past and past participle of?
Wived is the simple past and past participle of wive.

Words near wived in the dictionary

  1. Witzke
  2. Witzkes
  3. WIU
  4. wiv
  5. wive
  6. wived
  7. wivehood
  8. wiveless
  9. Wiveliscombe
  10. Wivelsfield
  11. Wivelsfield Green

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