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# solemnize

verb (solemnizes, solemnized, solemnizing; also spelled solemnise)

«solemnize» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To hold a formal ceremony for something such as a wedding or a funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnize/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a wedding or funeral rites are carried out in a proper, formal way

### Examples

- The priest solemnized the wedding in the church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnize/#x1)
- They solemnized the funeral with prayers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnize/#x2)
- The rites were solemnized in honour of the dead hero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnize/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «solemnize» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnize/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«solemnize» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/solemnize.html) on Mova free.