enshrine

verb

en·shrine in-ˈshrīn

en-,

especially Southern -ˈsrīn

enshrined; enshrining; enshrines

Synonyms of enshrine next

transitive verb

: to enclose in or as if in a shrine

: to preserve or cherish as sacred

enshrinement

in-ˈshrīn-mənt

en-

noun

Examples of enshrine in a Sentence

some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar

Recent Examples on the Web Voters in Tennessee passed an amendment last year to enshrine such a ban in the state’s Constitution. —

Kurtis Lee, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023 On the eve of a virtual meeting with President Biden at an Asia Pacific summit that fall, Xi was formally enshrined as China’s most powerful leader in a generation. —

Greg Ip, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023 Ohio is the latest state to enshrine rights to reproductive care in its state constitution following the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year, according to several news outlets. —

Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023 The Rens legacy In 1963, the 1932-33 Rens squad was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. —

Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023 He is enshrined in five sporting halls of fame, including U.S. Hockey, World Figure Skating and U.S. Speedskating. —

Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023 Much to Rojas’s consternation, the family’s stall has for years been known erroneously by the name of a particularly charismatic employee, Jenni, who was eventually enshrined on Google Maps. —

Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023 Last year, Michigan voters said yes to an amendment, Prop 3, that would add protections for reproductive rights and enshrine them in the state's constitution. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023 Virginia is one of just a handful of states that permanently strips voting rights from anyone convicted of a felony — a policy enshrined in the state constitution during the Jim Crow era, with the explicit goal of reducing the influence of Black voters. —

Teo Armus, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023 See More

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