/ wed; NAmE / verb
( wed·ded , wed·ded ) or ( wed , wed ) (not used in the progressive tenses) ( old-fashioned or used in newspapers) to marry :
[ v ]
The couple plan to wed next summer.
[ vn ]
Rock star to wed top model (= in a newspaper headline ) .
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English weddian , from the Germanic base of Scots wed a pledge ; related to Latin vas surety.