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solemnize

Pronunciation: /ˈsɒləmnʌɪz/

(also solemnise)
Definition of solemnize

verb

[with object]
  • duly perform (a ceremony, especially that of marriage): they needed only to find a priest to solemnize their marriage the sacred theatre in which rites of initiation were solemnized
  • mark (an event) with a formal ceremony: she made the promise which was solemnized by the local ‘witch doctor’

Derivatives

solemnization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French solemniser, from medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin sollemnis (see solemn)

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