"unwive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unwives [present, singular, third-person], unwiving [participle, present], unwived [participle, past], unwived [past]
Etymology: un- + wive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|wive}} un- + wive Head templates: {{en-verb}} unwive (third-person singular simple present unwives, present participle unwiving, simple past and past participle unwived)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To divest of a wife; to divorce (someone) from his wife. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-unwive-en-verb-FieKKNrq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (transitive, archaic) To cause (a woman) no longer to be a wife. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-unwive-en-verb-05zKNC9z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 43 57

Inflected forms

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