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Wive

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wive"

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Word	Definition
take to wifeverb	(transitive) To marry (a specific woman).
marryverb	(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
take a wifeverb	(idiomatic, dated, of a man) To marry a woman.
espouseverb	(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
get marriedverb	(intransitive) To become married (to someone).
tie the knotverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To marry, wed, get married.
nuptializeverb	(intransitive, dated) To marry.
exchange vowsverb	To get married.
enwomanverb	(transitive) To endow with the qualities of a woman; to make womanly
housewiveverb	To act as a housewife
matenoun	A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
gay marryverb	(intransitive) To marry a person of the same sex.
make an honest womanverb	(idiomatic, informal, now usually with "of") To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship.
take to one's bosomverb	(transitive) To make an intimate friend of.
husbandnoun	A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
bestowverb	To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
womanizenoun	(intransitive, said of a man) To flirt with or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously.
winenoun	An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
belongverb	(intransitive) To have its proper place.
bewinverb	(transitive, archaic) To gain, win, or get possession of.