solemnize, solemnise
(verb) make solemn and grave; “This ceremony solemnized our hearts”
solemnize, solemnise
(verb) perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies
solemnize, solemnise
(verb) observe or perform with dignity or gravity; “The King solemnized this day of morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
solemnize (third-person singular simple present solemnizes, present participle solemnizing, simple past and past participle solemnized)
(transitive, US) To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
To make grave, serious, and reverential.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sol"em*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solemnized; p. pr. & vb. n. Solemnizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. solemniser, sollemniser.]
1. To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms. Baptism to be administered in one place, and marriage solemnized in another. Hooker.
2. To dignify or honor by ceremonies; to celebrate. Their choice nobility and flowers . . . Met from all parts to solemnize this feast. Milton.
3. To make grave, serious, and reverential. Wordsworth was solemnizzed and elevated by this his first look on Yarrow. J. C. Shairp. Every Israelite . . . arose, solemnized his face, looked towards Jerusalem . . . and prayed. L. Wallace.
Sol"em*nize, n.
Definition: Solemnization. [R.] Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
