• (v. t.) To dignify or honor by ceremonies; to celebrate. • (v. t.) To make grave, serious, and reverential. • (v. t.) To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms. • (n.) Solemnization. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/solemnize/
Sol'em·nize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Solemnized ; present participle & verbal noun Solemnizing .] [ Confer French solemniser , sollemniser .] 1. To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/140