v.
Pronunciation: ' sä-l ə m- ˌ n ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nized ; -niz · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to observe or honor with solemnity
2 : to perform with pomp or ceremony especially : to celebrate (a marriage) with religious rites
3 : to make solemn : DIGNIFY
intransitive verb : to speak or act with solemnity
– sol · em · ni · za · tion \ ' sä-l ə m-n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun