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wedded

v.
C1 Advanced US //ˈwɛdɪd// UK //wˈɛdɪd// wed·ded

v. to be very attached to an idea, a person, or a habit. You use this when someone cannot imagine changing their mind or their way of life.

v. to be firmly attached to a person, idea, or habit; to be closely associated with something. Often used in the passive voice to describe a state of being committed.


SIMPLE

He is wedded to his old ways and refuses to change.

CONTEXTUAL

The politician is wedded to the old policy, even though the public clearly wants a new approach.

COMPLEX

The philosopher argued that we are all wedded to our own cultural biases, making it nearly impossible to view the world from a truly objective perspective.

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