solemnify

[suh-lem-nuh-fahy]

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

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

Origin of solemnify

First recorded in 1880–85; solemn + -ify

Related formsun·so·lem·ni·fied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for solemnify

solemnify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to make serious or grave

Derived Formssolemnification, noun

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