Synonyms of solemnize

solemnize

verb

as in to consecrate

formal to mark (something) officially or formally especially with a religious ceremony

The priest solemnized their marriage.

Related Words

• consecrate
• honor
• celebrate
• bless
• sanctify
• commemorate
• praise
• observe
• remember
• keep
• laud
• memorialize
• fete

Dissimilar Words

• forget
• ignore
• disregard
• overlook
• neglect
• violate
• break
• blow off
• transgress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of solemnize

The funeral took place in the Cambridge church where her wedding had been solemnized sixteen months earlier. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Once received, the license must be solemnized with a ceremony conducted by someone recognized as having the legal power do so. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020

According to custom in these conservative Hindu communities, while weddings are often solemnized at very young ages, a bride typically is sent to live with her husband’s family and consummate the union in her teens. — Author: Shashank Bengali, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2018

In one temple, an officiant claimed that his facility had solemnized 1,500 mixed marriages over the last five years. — Ira Trivedi, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2013