SOLEMNIZE


Meaning of SOLEMNIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsä-ləm-ˌnīz ]

verb

( -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 ˈsä-ləm-nə-ˈzā-shən noun

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