enshrine
verb (used with object)
to enclose in or as in a shrine.
have enshrined
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present perfectof enshrine.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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The University of Washington appears to have enshrined an orthodoxy about the illegitimacy of its own existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
He had to compromise on royalties, failed to pass a constitution that would have enshrined “nature’s rights,” and in the end turned to streamlining permitting himself.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Both Thailand and Cambodia have enshrined national stories of unjust territorial losses.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
All the measures would have enshrined rights in the state constitutions to prohibit state legislators from interfering with reproductive care.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
I have decked it with the lovely wealth of a thousand brilliant virtues; I have enshrined in it, by assiduous care, the rarest treasures that wisdom yields; to it clings the tenderness of my soul.
From Psyche by Charles Heron Wall
