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Word: Solemnize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French solemniser, from medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin sollemnis (see solemn)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɒləmnʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
duly perform (a ceremony, especially that of marriage)
Short Definition:duly perform
Examples:- they needed only to find a priest to solemnize their marriage
- the sacred theatre in which rites of initiation were solemnized
Variant Forms:
- solemnise
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