Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

solemnize

[sol-uh m-nahyz]
verb (used with object), sol·em·nized, sol·em·niz·ing.
  1. to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
  2. to hold or perform (ceremonies, rites, etc.) in due manner.
  3. to observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies: to solemnize an occasion with prayer.
  4. to go through with ceremony or formality.
  5. to render solemn, serious, or grave; dignify.
Show More
verb (used without object), sol·em·nized, sol·em·niz·ing.
  1. to become solemn; conduct oneself with solemnity.
Show More
Also especially British, sol·em·nise.

Origin of solemnize

1350–1400; Middle English solempnise < Medieval Latin sōlemnizāre, equivalent to Latin sōlemnis solemn + -izāre -ize
Related formssol·em·ni·za·tion, nounsol·em·niz·er, nounun·sol·em·nized, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for solemnizer

solemnize

solemnise

verb (tr)
  1. to celebrate or observe with rites or formal ceremonies, as a religious occasion
  2. to celebrate or perform the ceremony of (marriage)
  3. to make solemn or serious
  4. to perform or hold (ceremonies, etc) in due manner
Show More
Derived Formssolemnization or solemnisation, nounsolemnizer or solemniser, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for solemnizer

solemnize

v.

late 14c., "honor by ceremonies," from Old French solemnisier, from Medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin solemnis (see solemn). Meaning "render solemn" is from 1726. Related: Solemnized; solemnizing.

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper