| 单词 | solemnize |
| 释义 | solemnize (once / 6006 pages) v When you solemnize something, you make it serious or dignified. You might solemnize a meal by lighting candles and saying grace before you eat. How much fun is it to get to pronounce a letter that is normally silent? You'll know when you wrap your tongue around this one, in which the n, normally silent in solemn, gets to introduce the suffix -ize. Even more fun is the fact that solemnize has a Greek suffix tacked onto a Latin root, sollemnis, or "formal, ceremonial, traditional." But we shouldn't be having so much fun with a verb whose meaning is "perform with dignity or gravity." WORD FAMILYsolemnize: solemnization, solemnized, solemnizes, solemnizing+/solemn: solemner, solemness, solemnest, solemnise, solemnity, solemnize, solemnly/solemnisation: solemnisations/solemnise: solemnisation, solemnised, solemnising/solemnity: solemnities/solemnization: solemnizations USAGE EXAMPLESIn that case, a town in upstate New York had invited almost exclusively Christian chaplains to solemnize legislative sessions over a lengthy period of time. Slate(Sep 20, 2016) A principal part of Kashmiri marriage, the wazwan consists of seven to 20 dishes, and is accompanied by a religious ritual solemnizing the nuptial knot. Seattle Times(Jul 22, 2016) Reeves notes that one section of the bill specifies that the state could not punish any religious organization that refuses to solemnize a same-sex marriage. Washington Times(Jul 01, 2016) 1v observe or perform with dignity or gravity The King solemnized this day of morning Syn|Hyper solemnise celebrate, keep, observe behave as expected during of holidays or rites 2v perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies Syn|Hyper solemnise marry, splice, tie, wed perform a marriage ceremony 3v make solemn and grave This ceremony solemnized our hearts Syn|Hyper solemnise alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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