solemnize
to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
to hold or perform (ceremonies, rites, etc.) in due manner.
to observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies: to solemnize an occasion with prayer.
to go through with ceremony or formality.
to render solemn, serious, or grave; dignify.
Origin of solemnize
1- Also especially British, sol·em·nise .
Other words from solemnize
- sol·em·ni·za·tion, noun
- sol·em·niz·er, noun
- un·sol·em·nized, adjective
Words Nearby solemnize
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How to use solemnize in a sentence
And then I purpose to leave Lord M. (dangerously ill as he is,) and meet her at her appointed church, in order to solemnize.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonAfterward all the Bishops and Abbots of Normandy assembled to solemnize the funerall.
No minister is allowed, as a rule, to solemnize the marriage of any man or woman who has a divorced husband or wife still living.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollComparatively few of the latter were permitted to solemnize matrimony during the first forty years of the Province's history.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 | John Charles DentHymen himself Will bless this marriage, which we'll solemnize In the presence of these kings.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip Massinger
British Dictionary definitions for solemnize
solemnise
/ (ˈsɒləmˌnaɪz) /
to celebrate or observe with rites or formal ceremonies, as a religious occasion
to celebrate or perform the ceremony of (marriage)
to make solemn or serious
to perform or hold (ceremonies, etc) in due manner
Derived forms of solemnize
- solemnization or solemnisation, noun
- solemnizer or solemniser, noun
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