WIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wive mean? 

• WIVE (verb)
  The verb WIVE has 3 senses:

1. take (someone) as a wife

2. marry a woman, take a wife

3. provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

  Familiarity information: WIVE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIVE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take (someone) as a wife

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "wive" is one way to...):

conjoin; espouse; get hitched with; get married; hook up with; marry; wed (take in marriage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Marry a woman, take a wife

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "wive" is one way to...):

conjoin; espouse; get hitched with; get married; hook up with; marry; wed (take in marriage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "wive" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody