| VERB | social | wed, marry, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | take in marriage |
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| social | wed, marry, tie, splice | perform a marriage ceremony | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | wed, wedded | having been taken in marriage |
| NOUN | time | Wed, Wednesday, Midweek | the fourth day of the week |
| Sounds | weh'd | |
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| Rhymes | abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd... | |
| Meaning | Having been taken in marriage. | |
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| Synonym | wedded | |
| Broader | married | joined / joined in matrimony |
| Spanish | casado | |
| Meaning | The fourth day of the week; the third working day. | |
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| Synonyms | Wednesday, Midweek | |
| Broader | weekday | Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) |
| Spanish | miércoles | |
| Catalan | dimecres | |
| Meaning | Take in marriage. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam and Sue wed | |
| Synonyms | marry, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | |
| Entailed by | divorce, split up | Get a divorce |
| Narrower | inmarry | marry within one's own tribe or group |
| intermarry | marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group | |
| mismarry | marry an unsuitable partner | |
| remarry | marry, not for the first time | |
| wive | marry a woman, take a wife | |
| wive | Take (someone) as a wife | |
| Broader | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
| Similar to | marry, wed, tie, splice | Perform a marriage ceremony |
| Spanish | casarse, casar, contraer nupcias, desposar, enlazarse, llevar al altar, matrimoniarse, unirse en matrimonio | |
| Catalan | casar-se, casar, contreure matrimoni | |
| Nouns | wedding | the act of marrying / marrying |
| Meaning | Perform a marriage ceremony. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "We were wed the following week" | |
| Synonyms | marry, tie, splice | |
| Narrower | solemnize, solemnise | Perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies |
| Broader | officiate | Act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding |
| Similar to | marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | Take in marriage |
| Spanish | casar, unir en matrimonio | |
| Catalan | casar | |
| Nouns | wedding | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
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