ENSHRINE


Meaning of ENSHRINE in English

/ ɪnˈʃraɪn; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] [ usually passive ] enshrine sth (in sth) ( formal ) to make a law, right, etc. respected or official, especially by stating it in an important written document :

These rights are enshrined in the country's constitution.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (formerly also as inshrine ): from en- , in- in + shrine .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.