Definition of WIVE

wive

Verb

Verb Forms: wived, wiving, wives

  • To take a woman as one's wife; to marry.
  • take (someone) as a wife
  • marry a woman, take a wife
  • provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
  • To marry (a woman).
  • To provide (someone) with a wife.

Examples

  • He joked he’d WIVE the dictionary if it would help him win Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).

Synonyms

wife

Scrabble Score: 10

wive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

wive: valid Words With Friends Word