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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
solemnify .
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Examples
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So when trade between Rome and some other city began to become significant, it was common to erect the trading deity of that city in the Roman marketplace so that contracts could be solemnified in the view of the god that would give the Romans' trade partners the best confidence in the contract.
Religion as a Basis for Trust, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In 1992 they solemnified their union with a particularly private piercing session-he got a "Prince Albert," she went into shock-then married legally.
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Mr. Sullivan Smith had solemnified himself to proffer a sober petition within the walls of the newly widowed lady's house; namely, for nothing less than that sweet lady's now unfettered hand: and it had therefore been perfectly natural to him, until his performance ended with the destruction of his hopes, to deliver himself in the high Castilian manner.
Diana of the Crossways — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Mr. Sullivan Smith had solemnified himself to proffer a sober petition within the walls of the newly widowed lady's house; namely, for nothing less than that sweet lady's now unfettered hand: and it had therefore been perfectly natural to him, until his performance ended with the destruction of his hopes, to deliver himself in the high Castilian manner.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Mr. Sullivan Smith had solemnified himself to proffer a sober petition within the walls of the newly widowed lady's house; namely, for nothing less than that sweet lady's now unfettered hand: and it had therefore been perfectly natural to him, until his performance ended with the destruction of his hopes, to deliver himself in the high Castilian manner.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868
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