solemnify

[ suh-lem-nuh-fahy ]

/ səˈlɛm nəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), so·lem·ni·fied, so·lem·ni·fy·ing.

to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.

Nearby words

solemn, solemn high mass, solemn league and covenant, solemn mass, solemn vow, solemnify, solemnity, solemnize, solenette, solenocyte, solenodon

Origin of solemnify

First recorded in 1880–85; solemn + -ify

Related forms

un·so·lem·ni·fied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for solemnify

solemnify

/ (səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to make serious or grave

Derived Forms

solemnification, noun

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