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solemnify

[ suh-lem-nuh-fahy ]
/ səˈlɛm nəˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), so·lem·ni·fied, so·lem·ni·fy·ing.
to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
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Origin of solemnify

First recorded in 1880–85; solemn + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM solemnify

un·so·lem·ni·fied, adjective

Words nearby solemnify

solecism, sole custody, solely, solemn, Solemn High Mass, solemnify, solemnity, solemnize, Solemn League and Covenant, solemnly, Solemn Mass
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British Dictionary definitions for solemnify

solemnify
/ (səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to make serious or grave

Derived forms of solemnify

solemnification, noun
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