solemnize
verb (used with object)
to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
solemnized
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past participleof solemnize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof solemnize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
solemnizeverb (used with object)to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
Example Sentences
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They lured religious leaders out of their homes by pretending to need a marriage solemnized.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
A grand boldness solemnized Mälkki’s performances of Russian scores by Tchaikovsky and Scriabin with the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
“It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”
From Fox News ● Jul. 4, 2020
The non-ruling paved the way for same-sex marriages to be solemnized in 11 more states, including Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2014
Then the foolish people, they looke, they stare, they laugh, they fleere, and mywnt upon the formes and pewes to see these goodly pageants solemnized in this sort.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews
