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solemnize (iou) and autosmia (medicine)


solemnize (iou)



solemnize verb & noun. Also solemnise. LME.
[Old French solem(p)niser from medieval Latin solem(p)nizare, from Latin solem(p)nis: see SOLEMN, -IZE.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Dignify or honour by a ceremony or ceremonies; celebrate or commemorate (an occasion etc.) by special observances or with special formality. LME.
C. Thirlwall The king solemnized his triumph with great magnificence.
verb trans. Celebrate (a Marriage) with proper ceremonies and in due form; duly perform the ceremony of (Marriage). LME.
D. Madden The priest who had solemnized the Marriage now said the prayers.
b. verb intrans. Marry. rare. M18.
verb trans. Hold or observe with a degree of ceremony or formality. Formerly also, proclaim formally. LME.
G. Allen Dinner solemnised, we withdrew to..the balcony.
verb trans. Celebrate with praise or commendation; glorify. LME-L17.
verb trans. Make solemn; render serious or grave. E18.
J. Buchan Half the audience in tears and the rest too solemnised to shout.
verb intrans. Speak or meditate solemnly. rare. M19.
B. noun. Solemnization; solemn rite. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
solemnizer noun (rare) L16.

autosmia (medicine)


autosmia


The smelling of one's own body odour.

Origin: auto-+ G. Osme, smell