ANT. _Written, recorded, epistolary, documentary._
=Verbose.= Wordy, prolix, diffuse, prosy, tedious.
ANT. _Laconic, terse, concise, succinct, curt._
=Verdict.= Decision, judgment, opinion, pronouncement, finding,
sentence.
ANT. _Indecision, indetermination._
=Verge=, _n._ Border, limit, boundary, edge, margin, brink;
circumference, circle, ring; rim, brim, confine, skirt.
ANT. _Center, midst, heart, depth._
=Verge=, _v._ Tend, incline, slope, lean, trend, bear, border, approach,
approximate.
ANT. _Deviate, recede, revert, return, depart, retrocede._
=Verify.= Prove, correct, establish, confirm, authenticate, affirm;
corroborate, attest, substantiate; fulfil, demonstrate, warrant.
ANT. _Falsify, misrepresent, subvert, misstate, fail, disestablish,
mistake._
=Verisimilitude.= Likelihood, probability, consistency.
ANT. _Improbability, inconsistency, unlikelihood._
=Veritable.= Actual, real, genuine, true; positive, absolute; original,
authentic.
ANT. _False, fictitious, sham, spurious, untrue, feigned,
supposititious._
=Verity.= Fact, truth, reality, actuality, existence, truthfulness.
ANT. _Falsity, unreality, delusion, fancy, dream, conjecture,
hypothesis._
=Vernal.= Spring, balmy, genial, youthful.
ANT. _Wintry, aged, autumnal, decadent, brumal, harsh, cutting._
=Versatile.= Changeable, inconsistent, variable, many-sided, capricious,
erratic, fickle, unstable; mobile, plastic, ready.
ANT. _Fixed, uniform, one-sided, immobile, immutable, unvaried._
=Versed.= Experienced, studied, practiced, skilled, acquainted,
conversant, proficient, familiar, clever, indoctrinated.
ANT. _Unskilled, ignorant, unpracticed, untaught, uninitiated._
=Version.= Account, description, translation, rendering, interpretation,
reading; statement.
ANT. _Text, problem, difficulty; misinterpretation._
=Vertical.= Perpendicular, plumb, upright.
ANT. _Inclined, slanting, sloping._
=Vestige.= Trace, mark, footstep, track, sign, remains, trail, token,
remnant, record.
ANT. _Misindication; obliteration, effacement._
=Veteran.= Old soldier; expert, adept, proficient; habitué.
ANT. _Novice, recruit, tyro._
=Veto.= Prohibit, forbid, negative, withhold assent to.
ANT. _Pass, approve, assent to, promulgate, endorse._
=Vex.= Agitate, disquiet, harass, afflict, tease, weary, jade; torment,
worry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, perplex, bother, persecute,
fret, irritate, offend, provoke, affront, disturb, tantalize.
ANT. _Please, soothe, quiet, allay, appease._
=Vexation.= Chagrin, agitation, mortification, uneasiness, grief,
trouble, sorrow, distress, irritation, displeasure, affliction, plague,
torment.
ANT. _Pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, satisfaction._
=Vibrate.= Swing, oscillate, fluctuate, quiver, waver, undulate, quake.
ANT. _Rest, be still._
=Vice.= Crime, sin, fault, iniquity; defect, error, blemish,
imperfection, immorality, depravity, wickedness; evil, corruption.
ANT. _Virtue, goodness, perfection, righteousness, nobility, honor._
=Vicinity.= Neighborhood, vicinage, nearness, proximity, propinquity.
ANT. _Distance, remoteness, separation, removal._
=Vicious.= Faulty, wicked, corrupt, depraved; foul, noxious, defective,
unruly, refractory, spiteful, malignant, mischievous, immoral.
ANT. _Virtuous, pure, good, upright, noble, moral, perfect._
=Vicissitude.= Change, alternation, mutation, interchange, variation,
revolution.
ANT. _Fixity, changelessness, stability, perpetuity, immutability._
=Victorious.= Conquering, triumphant, winning, successful, exultant,
elated, boastful, vanquishing, subduing, prevailing, overcoming,
mastering, subjugating.
ANT. _Defeated, worsted, humiliated, beaten, baffled, discomfited,
conquered, overcome, vanquished, routed, repulsed, foiled,
disconcerted._
=Victory.= Success, supremacy, triumph, achievement, advantage,
conquest, mastery.
ANT. _Defeat, disaster, destruction, overthrow, miscarriage, retreat,
rout, failure, disappointment, frustration._
=Victuals.= Food, provisions, viands, sustenance, meat.
=View=, _n._ Sight, look, survey, inspection; perception, examination;
reach, range; scene, prospect; sketch; conception, judgment, opinion;
object, aim, purpose, design; vista, perspective; picture, intention,
scope, drift; estimate; apprehension.
ANT. _Blindness, darkness, obscuration, mistiness; prejudice,
misconception, misrepresentation, deception, error, delusion,
aimlessness, non-intention, occultation._
=View=, _v._ See, behold, look at, survey, examine, inspect, explore,
consider, contemplate, regard, scan, witness, study, reflect upon,
reconnoiter.
ANT. _Overlook, neglect, pass by, miss, slight, ignore; misestimate,
misjudge._
=Vigilance.= Sleeplessness, wakefulness, watchfulness, circumspection,
attentiveness, wariness, cautiousness, caution, activity, lookout,
alertness, observation.
ANT. _Torpor, dulness, inattention, somnolence, carelessness,
drowsiness, indifference, apathy._
=Vigilant.= Alert, awake, careful, on the alert, on the lookout, wary,
watchful, wakeful, wide-awake, sleepless, cautious, circumspect.
ANT. _Negligent, thoughtless, unwary, oblivious, drowsy, inattentive,
careless, dull, heedless, inconsiderate, neglectful, incautious._
=Vigorous.= Full of vigor, strong, lusty, robust; forcible, energetic,
powerful, sturdy, hearty, thrifty, flourishing, spirited, lively.
ANT. _Weak, impotent, incapacitated, feeble, inactive, debilitated,
powerless, effete, enervated, indolent._
=Vile.= Low, base, worthless, despicable, mean, depraved, impure,
sinful, wicked, bad, dishonorable, ignoble, degraded, sordid, infamous,
low-minded.
ANT. _Noble, exalted, honorable, upright, estimable, great, worthy,
eminent, liberal, free, generous, superior, dignified, sublime,
stately._
=Villain.= Scoundrel, knave, rascal, scamp, ruffian, rogue; malefactor.
ANT. _Gentleman, man of refinement, polish, delicacy, and honor._
=Villainous.= Base, vile, mean, depraved; sorry, mischievous, infamous,
knavish; heinous, sinful, outrageous, atrocious.
ANT. _Gentlemanly, noble, refined, honorable, worthy, upright._
=Vindicate.= Maintain, defend, justify; assert, protest, pronounce,
declare, asseverate; uphold, claim, substantiate, support, advocate.
ANT. _Surrender, yield, give up, resign; abandon, forego, waive;
destroy, annul, vitiate; accuse, charge, impute, tax, slur._
=Vindictive.= Revengeful, unforgiving, implacable, spiteful,
unrelenting, malicious.
ANT. _Forgiving, generous, merciful, long-suffering, magnanimous._
=Violate.= Injure, disturb, interrupt, transgress, desecrate, debauch,
dishonor, outrage, profane, abuse, infringe, ravish.
ANT. _Respect, protect, reverence, honor, value, prize, foster,
shelter._
=Violence.= Vehemence, impetuosity, fierceness, force, violation,
infraction, infringement, transgression, profanation, assault, outrage.
ANT. _Preservation, defense, protection; mildness, self-control,
gentleness, respect, obedience, conservation._
=Violent.= Fierce, vehement, outrageous, boisterous, turbulent,
impetuous, passionate, severe, extreme.
ANT. _Sane, sober, calm, collected, unruffled, composed, cool._
=Virgin=, _n._ Maid, maiden, girl, damsel.
ANT. _Wife, mother, married woman; prostitute, whore._
=Virgin=, _a._ Chaste, maidenly, modest; pure, undefiled, fresh, new.
ANT. _Married, matronly, motherly; defiled, polluted._
=Virile.= Mature, masculine; masterful, forceful; robust, vigorous.
ANT. _Feminine; feeble, effeminate, puerile, emasculate._
=Virtual.= Potential, efficacious, energizing, implicit, indirect,
practical, essential, equivalent.
ANT. _Stated, direct, definite, expressed, explicit, emphatic,
categorical._
=Virtue.= Energy, strength, potency, efficacy; value, merit, excellence;
worth, meritoriousness; integrity, purity, virginity, chastity;
goodness, morality, uprightness, rectitude, probity, righteousness;
force, power, capacity; honor, worthiness, honesty, truth, duty,
virtuousness, faithfulness, justice.
ANT. _Inability, weakness, impotency, inefficacy; badness, corruption,
impurity, unchastity, depravity, wickedness, laxity, dishonesty._
=Virtuous.= Excellent, upright, righteous, pure, chaste; good, honest,
exemplary, blameless, worthy, modest.
ANT. _Wicked, bad, wrong, unrighteous, impure, dishonest, worthless,
immodest, blameworthy._
=Virulence.= Malignancy, virus, contagion, poison, venom; bitterness,
malevolence, acrimony.
ANT. _Mildness, blandness, salubriousness, abatement, assuagement;
potency; benevolence, virtue._
=Visible.= Perceptible, noticeable, apparent, open, conspicuous,
obvious, manifest, evident, clear, plain, observable, palpable,
discernible.
ANT. _Invisible, unseen, imperceptible, concealed, eclipsed,
indistinguishable, impalpable, microscopic, indiscernible._
=Vision.= Sight; apparition, creation, phantom, fancy, specter,
appearance, chimera, illusion, phantasm.
ANT. _Material, substance; reality, fact, actuality._
=Visionary.= Fanciful, fantastic, unreal, imaginary, ideal, chimerical,
fantastical, wild, whimsical, capricious, illusory, romantic, shadowy,
dreamy, unsubstantial, fabulous.
ANT. _Actual, real, true, substantial, genuine, palpable, authentic,
veritable._
=Vital.= Living; mortal; important, necessary, essential; animate;
indispensable, material, paramount.
ANT. _Mortal, lifeless, inanimate, secondary, separable, unessential,
unimportant, immaterial._
=Vitiate.= Impair, contaminate, annul, spoil, void, destroy, injure;
cause to deteriorate, taint; invalidate.
ANT. _Adhere to, corroborate, support, confirm, substantiate, justify,
sanction, vindicate; refresh, improve, remedy._
=Vivacious.= Animated, sportive, gay, jocund, light-hearted; merry,
sprightly; brisk, frolicsome, spirited, cheerful, mirthful.
ANT. _Inanimate, dead, lifeless, spiritless, heavy, somber, melancholy,
mournful, sad, inert, dull, stolid._
=Vivid.= Clear, lucid, striking, active, lively, quick; fresh, intense,
animated, bright, strong, spirited, sprightly; brilliant, lustrous,
radiant, glowing, scintillant, sunny.
ANT. _Dull, opaque, lurid, obscure, rayless, somber, cloudy, dark,
colorless, dim, pale, wan, dusky, non-luminous._
=Vocation.= Call, summons, citation; business, profession, employment,
calling, occupation, trade; function, mission, office.
ANT. _Leisure, non-employment; avocation, hobby._
=Vogue.= Mode, custom, way, use, fashion, practice, usage.
ANT. _Disfavor, desuetude, disuse, unfashionableness, abolition._
=Voice=, _n._ Sound, utterance, tone; language, words, speech, judgment,
expression, vote; command, precept; opinion.
ANT. _Dumbness, silence, inexpression, muteness, inarticulation,
obtumescence._
=Void=, _a._ Empty, vacant, devoid, wanting, ineffectual, destitute,
lacking; unoccupied, unused, unfilled; null, invalid, nugatory; vain,
unreal, imaginary, unsubstantial.
ANT. _Occupied, solid, substantial, possessed, endued; effectual, valid,
operative, good, efficacious, furnished._
=Volatile.= Light-hearted, airy; changeable, fickle; lively,
evaporating, vaporable, vivacious, buoyant, jocund; inconstant, flighty,
whimsical, capricious, unsteady, reckless.
ANT. _Fixed, steady, established, determined, solid, settled;
persistent, resolute; involatile; somber, demure._
=Volition.= Will, choice, preference, determination, purpose;
discretion, free will, election, deliberation.
ANT. _Necessity, force, predestination, fate, coercion, foreordination._
=Voluble.= Rotating; nimble, glib; active; fluent, loquacious,
talkative, rapid, running, coursing.
ANT. _Direct; slow, deliberate, hesitating, stuttering, torpid,
stammering, creeping, lazy._
=Volume.= Book, tome; convolution, coil; dimension, mass, capacity,
bulk, size.
ANT. _Minuteness, smallness._
=Voluntary.= Spontaneous, willing, uncompelled; free, impulsive;
unconstrained, deliberate, intentional, optional, gratuitous, by choice;
discretional.
ANT. _Coerced, forced, involuntary, compulsory, necessitated,
constrained._
=Volunteer=, _v._ Offer, bestow, or act freely, proffer, tender,
present.
ANT. _Levy, draft, requisition, request, demand, suborn, confiscate._
=Voluptuous.= Sensual, sensuous, epicurean, luxurious, pleasurable,
licentious, self-indulgent.
ANT. _Self-sacrificing, abstinent, ascetic, self-denying, austere,
puritanical, renunciatory._
=Voracious.= Hungry, greedy, rapacious, eager, ravenous, gluttonous,
insatiate, omnivorous.
ANT. _Fastidious, dainty, refined, delicate, nice._
=Vouch.= Declare, affirm, attest, support, asseverate, aver, protest,
assure, promise, warrant, guarantee.
ANT. _Repudiate, abjure, renounce, protest against, demur, decline,
abnegate._
=Vouchsafe.= Grant, concede, bestow; condescend, deign, stoop, descend,
yield.
ANT. _Deny, refuse, withhold._
=Vow=, _n._ Promise, pledge; oath, asseveration.
=Vow=, _v._ Devote, promise, consecrate, dedicate; assert, asseverate,
swear.
ANT. _Release, absolve, free; pollute, defile, profane._
=Vulgar.= Common, general, ordinary, public; vernacular; plebeian;
popular; rustic, boorish, low, coarse, base, underbred.
ANT. _Noble, aristocratic, patrician, high-born, refined, polite,
high-bred, stylish, select, choice, cultivated; strict, scientific,
philosophical, technical, accurate._
=Vulnerable.= Susceptible, liable, subject, assailable, weak, tender,
exposed.
ANT. _Impregnable, unassailable, unexposed, concealed, fortified,
defended._
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=Waft.= Bear, convey, transmit, carry, transport, make to float on waves
(_of air or water_).
ANT. _Sink, weigh down, depress._
=Wages.= Salary, stipend, allowance, remuneration, fruit, hire, pay,
compensation; earnings; reward, emolument.
ANT. _Gratuity, bonus, premium, grace, douceur, gift, boon._
=Wait.= Stay, tarry, delay, stop, abide, remain, linger; rest; expect,
watch, await, look for.
ANT. _Hasten, hurry, speed, press on; go, depart._
=Waive.= Relinquish, forbear, refuse, forego; throw away, cast off,
reject, desert; abandon, remit, quit claim, cancel, drop, renounce,
surrender.
ANT. _Urge, assert, press, enforce, claim, defend, vindicate._
=Wake.= Be awake, watch; excite, arouse, stir; reanimate, revive; call,
evoke, summon, provoke.
ANT. _Soothe, hush, tranquilize, quiet; mesmerize; allay, appease,
calm._
=Wakeful.= Vigilant, awake, sleepless; watchful, observant, wary.
ANT. _Drowsy, sleepy; heedless, careless, incautious, unwary._
=Walk.= Move on foot, proceed; be stirring, be abroad; behave, pursue,
conduct one’s self; perambulate, pass, traverse; step, stride, march,
stalk, tramp, plod, trudge, tread.
ANT. _Halt, stop, stand still; ride, drive._
=Wan.= Pale, sickly, languid, pallid; ashen, colorless, haggard,
cadaverous; livid, bloodless.
ANT. _Fresh-colored, bright, rosy, lively, sanguine, incarnadine._
=Wander.= Straggle, stroll, range; turn aside; be delirious, rave; be
crazed; expatiate; depart, saunter; navigate, travel; deviate, diverge,
err, ramble, go astray, rove, stray, veer, roam, swerve, digress.
ANT. _Remain, stay, settle, rest, stop, pause, moor, anchor, perch,
bivouac, halt, alight, repose._
=Wane.= Be diminished, decrease; decline, fail, sink; fade, pale; ebb;
pine, droop, deteriorate, attenuate, contract, recede.
ANT. _Wax, increase, rally, improve, brighten, expand, develop,
advance._
=Want=, _n._ Defect, failure, dearth, indigence, absence, scarcity,
deficiency, lack; destitution, poverty, need, shortness, insufficiency,
scantiness.
ANT. _Supply, sufficiency, allowance, provision, abundance, production,
adequacy, supplement._
=Ward=, _n._ Watch, guardianship, guard; garrison, defender, protector;
defense, protection; custody; keeper, guardian, warden; pupil, minor;
division; apartment.
=Ward=, _v._ Watch, guard; defend, protect; repel, turn aside; be
vigilant; keep guard, avert, repel, parry, fend.
ANT. _Betray, surrender, admit._
=Warfare.= Hostilities, war; contest, struggle; strife, discord;
belligerence, antagonism; campaign, battle, skirmish, engagement.
ANT. _Peace, truce, armistice; amity, pacification; neutrality;
reconciliation; tranquillity, friendliness, harmony, order, quiet,
concord._
=Warlike.= Military, martial, hostile, soldierly, inimical, bellicose,
unfriendly, belligerent.
ANT. _Peaceful, civil, unmilitary, friendly, pacific, amicable._
=Warm.= Ardent, zealous, fervent, cordial, hot, glowing; violent,
vehement, furious, excited, passionate; warm-blooded, warm-hearted;
sunny, mild, genial, pleasant; close, oppressive; fervid, earnest,
eager, enthusiastic, hearty; lively, interested; irascible.
ANT. _Cool, cold; dispassionate, collected, composed, calm, unruffled,
placid, sedate, quiet, staid; unconcerned, frigid, apathetic, chilling;
repellent._
=Warmth.= Fervency, glow, earnestness, cordiality, animation, eagerness,
excitement, vehemence; interest, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm, passion,
fervor, heat, intensity, spirit; emotion, life.
ANT. _Coolness, calmness, indifference, frigidity, torpidity, apathy,
impassiveness; calm, chill, obtuseness, frost, iciness._
=Warn.= Make ware, notify, admonish, caution; advise, mention to,
inform, apprise; dissuade, deter, alarm, premonish.
ANT. _Encourage, embolden, inspirit, hearten, induce, instigate, prompt,
impel._
=Warrant=, _n._ Guaranty, security, voucher; commission, credentials.
=Warrant=, _v._ Secure, guarantee, support, justify, sanction, assure;
empower, engage, undertake, authorize.
ANT. _Invalidate, nullify, repudiate, cancel, make void; endanger,
imperil._
=Wary.= Circumspect, watchful, cautious, vigilant, prudent, discreet,
heedful, thoughtful, careful, guarded, scrupulous, chary.
ANT. _Unsuspecting, unwary, incautious, negligent, heedless,
inattentive, indifferent, remiss._
=Wash=, _v._ Cleanse, wet, scrub, moisten, bathe, lave; overflow, fall
on; waste, abrade; stain, tint, color; overlay, cover; cleanse, rinse.
ANT. _Soil, stain, pollute, defile, contaminate, bemire._
=Waste=, _n._ Squandering, devastation, loss, decrease; void, desert,
wilderness; refuse; prodigality, diminution, dissipation, destruction,
havoc, desolation, ravage; solitude, expanse; consumption, expenditure,
extravagance.
ANT. _Restoration, renovation, reimbursement, renewal, recovery,
restitution, reparation; accumulation, frugality, economy, thrift,
hoard, store, accretion._
=Waste=, _v._ Squander, dissipate, lavish, desolate; ruin, devastate,
destroy; wear away, impair, use up, consume, spend; damage, injure.
ANT. _Restore, renovate, repair, renew; develop, multiply, augment;
economize, hoard, accumulate, treasure, husband, protect._
=Waste=, _a._ Desolate, devastated, stripped, bare, dreary, dismal,
gloomy, cheerless; worthless, valueless, refuse, rejected, unused,
superfluous.
ANT. _Populated, occupied, cheerful, lively; valuable, useful,
essential, necessary._
=Wasteful.= Destructive, ruinous; lavish, prodigal, profuse,
extravagant.
ANT. _Careful, economical, frugal, protective._
=Watch=, _v._ Be awake, keep vigil, be on guard, tend; heed, observe,
expect.
ANT. _Sleep, drowse, slumber; be careless, neglect, overlook._
=Watchful.= Circumspect, wakeful, heedful; vigilant, awake, attentive,
wary, cautious, observant.
ANT. _Drowsy, slumbrous, inobservant, careless, heedless, inattentive,
unwary, incautious, remiss, distracted, inadvertent._
=Waver.= Reel, totter, vacillate, fluctuate, hesitate, dubitate, be
undetermined, alternate, be perplexed, scruple.
ANT. _Decide, choose, settle, determine, dispose of, be steadfast._
=Wavering=, _n._ Fluctuation, hesitancy, indecision, vacillation;
uncertainty, irresolution.
ANT. _Decision, determination, resolution, promptness._
=Way.= Path, road, route, street, track, alley, avenue, channel, course,
highway, pathway, highroad, driveway, lane, pass, passageway, passage,
thoroughfare, roadway; distance, interval; motion, progression, journey;
means, scheme, device, plan; manner, method, mode, fashion, style;
practice, habit, habitude, custom, wont.
ANT. _Deviation, error, discursion; deflection, divergence, rambling,
wandering; exception, variation._
=Wayward.= Disobedient, headstrong, froward, perverse, wilful,
obstinate, stubborn, unruly, capricious, contrary.
ANT. _Amenable, docile, manageable, compliant, obedient._
=Weak.= Feeble, infirm, sickly, exhausted, unable; deficient; soft,
pliant, frail; low, faint; spiritless; foolish, wavering, lacking;
debilitated, unsound, invalid, fragile, delicate, tender; exposed,
unguarded, defenseless; pliable, irresolute; simple, silly, witless,
shallow, imbecile, childish; injudicious, unwise; insipid, tasteless,
thin, diluted, watery; imprudent, indiscreet, erring; flimsy, slight,
frivolous; unsafe, unsubstantial, untrustworthy; ineffectual.
ANT. _Strong, sturdy, vigorous, hardy, robust, powerful; sound, hale,
healthy, stout, able; efficient, capable, potent, mighty; firm, compact,
secure, impregnable; forcible, intense, energetic; biting, sharp, racy,
pungent; rank; tough, tenacious, cohesive, resisting; strenuous, ardent,
eager, zealous, hearty; vivid, brilliant; solid, substantial; valid,
confirmed, binding._
=Weaken.= Debilitate, enfeeble, enervate; invalidate; depress, impair,
reduce, lower, sap, dilute, attenuate.
ANT. _Strengthen, empower, invigorate; confirm, corroborate,
substantiate; augment, increase, mend, improve; enhance._
=Weakness.= Feebleness, debility, languor, imbecility, infirmity,
decrepitude, faintness, frailty.
ANT. _Strength, vigor, tone, health, power, efficiency, nerve, spirit._
=Wealth.= Riches, affluence, opulence, abundance, plenty, fortune,
competence, estate, treasure, money, funds, cash, property; luxury,
satiety.
ANT. _Poverty, scarcity, indigence, lack, want, need, impecuniosity._
=Wear.= Carry, bear, have on; use up; impair, waste, diminish, consume;
last; don, exhibit, sport.
ANT. _Doff, abandon; renew, renovate, repair; increase, augment, swell._
=Weariness.= Fatigue, languor, exhaustion, lassitude, prostration,
depression.
ANT. _Strength, vigor, force, energy, restedness._
=Wearisome.= Tiresome, tedious, irksome, vexatious, fatiguing; trying,
wearing; prosy, monotonous, annoying, uninteresting; toilsome,
laborious.
ANT. _Easy, pleasing, comfortable; invigorating; facile; interesting,
exciting, fascinating, delightful, amusing, stirring._
=Weary=, _a._ Fatigued, tiresome, irksome, wearisome; tired, sick,
exhausted.
ANT. _Energetic, strong, refreshed, invigorated; pleased, interested._
=Weave.= Interlace, unite; compose, fabricate; intwine, plait, braid,
plat.
ANT. _Disentangle, unravel, untwist, disunite, untwine; extricate,
simplify._
=Wed.= Marry, espouse; unite, attach.
ANT. _Separate, divorce._