enshrine
verb (used with object)
to enclose in or as in a shrine.
has enshrined
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present perfectof enshrine (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, his government has enshrined into law an emissions reduction target of 43% by 2030, up from the nation's previous commitment of 26-28%.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2023
Alaska is the only state that has enshrined patient rights to virtual access into law.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
While leaders pledged to “revisit and strengthen” their climate goals during 2022 wherever possible, no large nation has enshrined bolder plans this year, and none of the world’s top emitters have committed to doing so.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
Last year, it laid out a package of legislation aimed at cutting its emissions 55 percent by 2030, and it has enshrined those targets into law.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 24, 2022
Surely fate has enshrined it in these circumstances for some end.
From A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau
