"solemnize" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-solemnize.wav Forms: solemnizes [present, singular, third-person], solemnizing [participle, present], solemnized [participle, past], solemnized [past]
Etymology: From Old French solemnisier, from Medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin solemnis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|solemnisier}} Old French solemnisier, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|la|solemnis}} Latin solemnis Head templates: {{en-verb}} solemnize (third-person singular simple present solemnizes, present participle solemnizing, simple past and past participle solemnized)
  1. (transitive, US) To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-solemnize-en-verb-pNU7ngus Categories (other): American English
  2. To make grave, serious, and reverential.
    Sense id: en-solemnize-en-verb-2hlKxOBD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: solemnise [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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