wive

verb

ˈwīv 

wived; wiving

intransitive verb

: to marry a woman

transitive verb

1

: to marry to a woman

2

: to take for a wife

Examples of wive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And on the scene arrives the proud Petruchio, who vows to wive it wealthily in Padua — even though Cole Porter won't compose those lyrics for another 400 years. —Tom Titus, latimes.com, 5 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English wīfian, from wīf woman, wife

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense