WED

Definitions

1. 1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. With this ring I thee wed. Bk. of Com. Prayer. I saw thee first, and wedded thee. Milton.
2. 2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. Milton.
3. 3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. Thou art wedded to calamity. Shak. Men are wedded to their lusts. Tillotson. [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. Cowper.
4. 4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. Clarendon.