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Solemnize   Listen
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Solemnize  v. t.  (past & past part. solemnized; pres. part. solemnizing)  
1.
To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms. "Baptism to be administered in one place, and marriage solemnized in another."
2.
To dignify or honor by ceremonies; to celebrate. "Their choice nobility and flowers... Met from all parts to solemnize this feast."
3.
To make grave, serious, and reverential. "Wordsworth was solemnizzed and elevated by this his first look on Yarrow." "Every Israelite... arose, solemnized his face, looked towards Jerusalem... and prayed."





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"Solemnize" Quotes from Famous Books



... and my gentle lady, I wish you all the joy that you can wish; For I am sure you can wish none from me: And, when your honours mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you Even at that time ...
— The Merchant of Venice [liberally edited by Charles Kean] • William Shakespeare


Words linked to "Solemnize" :   marry, change, splice, observe, solemnise, alter, solemnization


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