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solemnify

[ suh-lem-nuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, so·lem·ni·fied, so·lem·ni·fy·ing.
  1. to make solemn:

    to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.



solemnify

/ səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. tr to make serious or grave


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Derived Forms

  • soˌlemnifiˈcation, noun

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Other Words From

  • unso·lemni·fied adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of solemnify1

First recorded in 1880–85; solemn + -ify

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