solemnize
verb/ˈsɒləmnaɪz/
/ˈsɑːləmnaɪz/
(British English also solemnise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they solemnize | /ˈsɒləmnaɪz/ /ˈsɑːləmnaɪz/ |
| he / she / it solemnizes | /ˈsɒləmnaɪzɪz/ /ˈsɑːləmnaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple solemnized | /ˈsɒləmnaɪzd/ /ˈsɑːləmnaɪzd/ |
| past participle solemnized | /ˈsɒləmnaɪzd/ /ˈsɑːləmnaɪzd/ |
| -ing form solemnizing | /ˈsɒləmnaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsɑːləmnaɪzɪŋ/ |
- solemnize something to perform a religious ceremony, especially a marriageTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French solemniser, from medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin sollemnis ‘customary, celebrated at a fixed date’, from sollus ‘entire’.
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