enshrine

enshrine
Synonyms and related words:
aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, beleaguer, beset, besiege, bless, blockade, bound, box in, bury, cage, canonize, chamber, cleanse, close in, coffin, compass, conduct a funeral, consecrate, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, encircle, enclose, encoffin, encompass, ennoble, ensepulcher, enthrone, entomb, exalt, fence in, glamorize, glorify, hallow, hearse, hedge in, hem in, house in, immortalize, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, inearth, inhume, inter, inurn, jail, kennel, lay to rest, leaguer, lionize, magnify, make legendary, mew, mew up, pen, pen in, pocket, purify, quarantine, rail in, raise, saint, sanctify, sepulture, set apart, set up, shrine, shut in, shut up, stable, surround, throne, tomb, uplift, wall in, wrap, yard, yard up

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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Synonyms:
/ (as something sacred), , , ,


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  • Enshrine — En*shrine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enshrined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enshrining}.] To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. [1913 Webster] We will enshrine it as holy relic …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enshrine — index dedicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • enshrine — 1580s, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + SHRINE (Cf. shrine). Related: Enshrined; enshrining …   Etymology dictionary

  • enshrine — [v] hold as sacred apotheosize, bless, cherish, consecrate, dedicate, embalm, exalt, hallow, idolize, preserve, revere, sanctify, treasure; concepts 69,367 Ant. defile, desecrate, disrespect …   New thesaurus

  • enshrine — ► VERB 1) place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle. 2) preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be respected. DERIVATIVES enshrinement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • enshrine — [en shrīn′, inshrīn′] vt. enshrined, enshrining 1. to enclose in or as in a shrine 2. to hold as sacred; cherish [enshrined in memory] enshrinement n …   English World dictionary

  • enshrine — UK [ɪnˈʃraɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms enshrine : present tense I/you/we/they enshrine he/she/it enshrines present participle enshrining past tense enshrined past participle enshrined formal to officially record something such as an idea …   English dictionary

  • enshrine — verb a) To enclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. b) To induct into a …   Wiktionary

  • enshrine — en|shrine [ınˈʃraın] v [T usually passive] formal if something such as a tradition or right is enshrined in something, it is preserved and protected so that people will remember and respect it enshrine in ▪ The right of free speech is enshrined… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • enshrine — verb (transitive usually passive) formal if something such as a law, tradition, or right is enshrined in something, it is preserved, especially in written form, so that people will remember and respect it: enshrine sth in: Ancient practices and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • enshrine — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. to enclose in or as if in a shrine 2. to preserve or cherish as sacred • enshrinement noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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