solemnize-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: act with dignity and gravity

Examples:
In a front page editorial, the Boston Herald solmnized the deaths.
The King solemnized this day of mourning.
Pru has risen to solemnize this launching.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: perform a rite with proper cermonies

Examples:
Their marriages were solemnized by the bride kissing her husband's dog whip.
The event was solemnized on the seventh day of creation.
Circumstances required this marriage to be solemnized in private.
The wedding was solemnized in the recreation room with fellow cooks.
Early colonial unions were usually not solemnized by church or state.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: solemnize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: make grave

Examples:
The message is to solemnize this football game.
This ceremony solemnized our hearts.
Certain rules of conduct for warfare have been legally solemnized.
They soon solemnized thier bond by giving themselves a name.
The president's visit to the store solemized the Christmas season.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: solemnize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3