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Noun wife has 1 sense

wife, married woman - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
--₁ is a kind of woman, adult female; spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Antonyms: husband, hubby, married man
--₁ has particulars:

Verb wive has 3 senses

wive - take (someone) as a wife
--₁ is one way to marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
wive - marry a woman, take a wife
--₂ is one way to marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
--₃ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody