Spanish

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Etymology

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From Late Latin solemnizāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /solemniˈθaɾ/ [so.lẽm.niˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /solemniˈsaɾ/ [so.lẽm.niˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧lem‧ni‧zar

Verb

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solemnizar (first-person singular present solemnizo, first-person singular preterite solemnicé, past participle solemnizado)

  1. to solemnize (to make solemn or official)
    • 2015 September 18, “Cataluña extrema (y V)”, in El País[1]:
      Y los negocios que antaño solemnizaban el estraperlo podrían declararse en peligro de derrumbe.
      And the businesses that used to solemnize the bootlegging business could be declared in danger of collapse.
  2. to celebrate

Conjugation

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