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Wive (Verb)

Take (someone) as a wife.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

He decided to wive the young woman he fell in love with during his trip abroad.
The tribal leader wived a woman from a neighboring village to strengthen their alliance.
According to the text, the prophet wived many women and fathered numerous children.
The old custom allowed men to wive multiple women, but such practice is now discouraged.
When the couple finally saved enough money, the man wived his long-time girlfriend in a beautiful ceremony.

Marry a woman, take a wife.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

In ancient times, kings and nobles often chose to wive for alliances to strengthen their power.
If he did not wive her, he knew his family's honour would be lost forever.
Many have come to wive someone from a wealthier family for a brighter future.
His options were limited but he had one offer, the princess was willing to wive him despite knowing the risks involved.
He decided to wive her in a grand ceremony but the opposition threatened to disrupt the event.

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

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The king wived his youngest son to the princess from a neighboring kingdom.
Her family wanted to wive her to a man of their choice, but she was against it.
In an arranged marriage, families often try to wive their children to suitable partners.
The wealthy businessman wived his son to the daughter of another influential family.
Traditionally, it was considered a parent's duty to wive their children to secure the family's future.