bewed

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, equivalent to be- +‎ wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /biˈwɛd/, /bɪˈwɛd/, /bəˈwɛd/ === Verb === bewed (third-person singular simple present beweds, present participle bewedding, simple past and past participle bewed or bewedded) (transitive) To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry. (transitive) To unite closely and intimately; join. ==== Synonyms ==== (to wed): see also Thesaurus:marry (to unite closely and intimately): attach, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join ==== Derived terms ==== bewedded bewedding ==== Related terms ==== self-bewedding === Anagrams === bedew, dweeb