solemnize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb observe or perform with dignity or gravity
    solemnise.
    • The King solemnized this day of morning
  2. verb perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies
    solemnise.
  3. verb make solemn and grave
    solemnise.
    • This ceremony solemnized our hearts

WordNet

Sol"em*nize transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. solemniser, sollemniser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Solemnized ; present participle & verbal noun Solemnizing
Definitions
  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 noun
Definitions
  1. Solemnization. R.
    Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize. Spenser.

Webster 1913