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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wed \Wed\, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant,
   promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D.
   wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan.
   vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.
   See {Wed}, n.]
   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. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.

            And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with
            her.                                  --Milton.

   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. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.]

            They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.
                                                  --Clarendon.

Wed \Wed\, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant,
   promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D.
   wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan.
   vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.
   See {Wed}, n.]
   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. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.

            And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with
            her.                                  --Milton.

   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. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.]

            They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.
                                                  --Clarendon.

Wedded \Wed"ded\, a.
   1. Joined in wedlock; married.

            Let w?alth, let honor, wait the wedded dame. --Pope.

   2. Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage. ``Wedded love.''
      --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

wedded
     See {wed}

wed
     adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wedded}]
     [also: {wedding}, {wedded}]

wedded
     adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wed}]

wed
     v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {conjoin}, {hook
          up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
     2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on
        Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple
        got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {tie}, {splice}]
     [also: {wedding}, {wedded}]
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