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solemnize

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solemnize (third-person singular simple present solemnizes, present participle solemnizing, simple past and past participle solemnized)

  1. (transitive, US) To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.

    The couple chose to solemnize their relationship in a secular ceremony, instead of having a wedding.

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