| 单词 | solemnify |
| 释义 | solemnify in British English (səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive) to make serious or grave Derived forms solemnification (soˌlemnifiˈcation) noun solemnify in American English (səˈlɛmnəˌfaɪ) verb transitiveWord forms: soˈlemniˌfied or soˈlemniˌfying to make solemn solemnify in American English (səˈlemnəˌfai) transitive verbWord forms: -fied, -fying to make solemn to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers Word origin [1880–85; solemn + -ify]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, interface, irredentist, regionalism-ify is a verbal suffix meaning “to make,” “to cause to be,” “to render”. Other wordsthat use the affix -ify include: clarify, electrify, quantify, rectify, typify |
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