Definitions
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- verb transitive To make
solemn .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The two even set up a stone pillar to solemnify the peace.
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Likewise, the Presidential oath is meant to solemnify the Inauguration proceedings for the public, and to impress upon the President the seriousness of the obligations he has undertaken.
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Likewise, the Presidential oath is meant to solemnify the Inauguration proceedings for the public, and to impress upon the President the seriousness of the obligations he has undertaken.
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They didn’t necessarily rely on any church or government authority to solemnify it or they deferred the time when some itinerant preacher or circuit judge to do the honors even if it was after the birth of children. …and that’s just in America.
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