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solemnize Definition

sol·em·nize (säl′əm nīz′)

transitive verb -·nized′, -·niz′·ing

  1. to celebrate with formal ceremony or according to ritual
  2. to perform the ceremony of (marriage, etc.)
  3. to make solemn, or serious, grave, etc.

Etymology: ME solempnisen < OFr solemniser < ML(Ec) solemnizare < L sollemnis, solemn

solemnize Related Forms
sol′·em·ni·za′·tion noun sol′·em·niz′er noun
solemnize Synonyms

solemnize

v.

consecrate, celebrate, observe, solemnify; see celebrate 1. See syn. study at celebrate.

solemnize Usage Examples

Object

  • marriage: The right and duty to solemnize marriages was not assigned to the priestly family of Aaron or the Levite temple servants at all.