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widowed

The correct spelling is widowed.

How to pronounce widowed

verb

Say it like: Wid-owe-d

The correct spelling is widowed. To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
  2. 2.To strip of anything valued.
  3. 3.To endow with a widow's right.
  4. 4.To be widow to.

adjective

  1. 1.(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.

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