solemnize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
  2. To make grave, serious, and reverential.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

solemnize solemnizes solemnizing solemnized solemnise

Etymology

From Middle English solempnisen, from Old French solemnisier, from Medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin solemnis.

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