enshrineverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ɪnˈʃraɪn/us/ɪnˈʃraɪn/formalto contain or keep something as if in a holy place:
Almost two and a half million war dead are enshrined at Yasukuni.
A lot of memories are enshrined in this photograph album.
be enshrined in sth
If a political or social right is enshrined in something, it is protected by being included in it:
The right of freedom of speech is enshrined in law/in the constitution.
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Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- cling (on) to sth
- earmark
- lay
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- reserved
- storage
- store
- store sth up
- stow
- stow (sth) away
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Including and containing