wedded also wed; wedding
Definition of wed
1
: to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
2
: to join in marriage
3
: to unite as if by marriage: such as
a
: to place in close or intimate association
films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music— Gerald Early
b
: to link by commitment or custom
was wed to the old ways
: to enter into matrimony
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The first known use of wed was before the 12th century
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