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solemnify

American

[suh-lem-nuh-fahy] / səˈlɛm nəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

solemnified, solemnifying

to make solemn.

to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.

solemnify British

/ səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

(tr) to make serious or grave

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Etymology

Origin of solemnify

First recorded in 1880–85; solemn + -ify

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solemnify solemnified

Then, last year, he decided to have a go – and by "have a go" we mean "solemnify" – Mariah Carey's Touch My Body and Destiny's Child's Say My Name.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2013

When his counterpart, James Baker, appears in the briefing room they share, the former Secretary of State brings aides, files and a bank of supplementary flags to solemnify his surroundings.

From Time Magazine Archive

It stood silent, each man busy with the rising current of his own emotions, solemnified by the faces all around him.

From Eben Holden, a tale of the north country by Bacheller, Irving

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