Definitions

solemnize

[sol-uhm-nahyz] / ˈsɒl əmˌnaɪz /

VERB

sanctify

Synonyms

STRONG

bless celebrate commemorate dignify exalt honor mark observe venerate

Antonyms

STRONG

condemn denounce disgrace dishonor forget humiliate ignore neglect overlook shame

Example Sentences

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And when the musicians hower is come, then the Philosophers say, Solemnize a feast vnto your Lord: with that all of them sound their instruments, making a great and a melodious noyse.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

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