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Wed

A pledge; a pawn.

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Verb group 12

Conjoin 84% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Conjoin 84% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cuff 84% connected

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cuff 84% connected

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Espouse 84% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Espouse 84% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Marry 84% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Marry 84% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Splice 84% connected

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Splice 84% connected

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tie 84% connected

A knot; a fastening.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tie 84% connected

A knot; a fastening.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Similar meaning 2

Married 84% connected

of Marry

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Married 84% connected

of Marry

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Manner of action 4

Intermarry 76% connected

To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, castes, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Remarry 76% connected

To marry again.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Solemnize 76% connected

To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wive 76% connected

To marry, as a man; to take a wife.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Officiate 76% connected

To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Unify 76% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Unite 76% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Synonym 8

Conjoin 92% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Espouse 92% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Marry 92% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Midweek 92% connected

The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Splice 92% connected

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an en…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tie 92% connected

A knot; a fastening.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wedded 92% connected

of Wed

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wednesday 92% connected

The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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