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solemnize

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From Middle English solempnisen, from Old French solemnisier, from Medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin solemnis.

verb solemnizes · solemnizing · solemnized · solemnise

  1. US, transitive To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act. The couple chose to solemnize their relationship in a secular ceremony, instead of having a wedding.
  2. To make grave, serious, and reverential. September 27, 1873, John Campbell Shairp, "Wordsworth's Three Yarrows", in Every Saturday Wordsworth was solemnized and elevated by this his first look on Yarrow.

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"solemnize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/solemnize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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solemnize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/solemnize

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"solemnize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/solemnize.

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@misc{solemnize_2026,
  title = {solemnize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solemnize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}