enshrine
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en·shrine
(ĕn-shrīn′) also in·shrine (ĭn-)tr.v. en·shrined, en·shrin·ing, en·shrines also in·shrined or in·shrin·ing or in·shrines
1. To enclose in or as if in a shrine.
2. To cherish as sacred.
en·shrine′ment n.
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enshrine
(ɪnˈʃraɪn) orinshrine
vb (tr)
1. to place or enclose in or as if in a shrine
2. to hold as sacred; cherish; treasure
3. chiefly US and Canadian to induct into a Hall of Fame
enˈshrinement, inˈshrinement n
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en•shrine
(ɛnˈʃraɪn)v.t. -shrined, -shrin•ing.
1. to enclose in a shrine.
2. to cherish as sacred.
[1575–85]
en•shrine′ment, n.
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enshrine
Past participle: enshrined
Gerund: enshrining
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Verb | 1. | enshrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" |
2. | enshrine - hold sacred |
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enshrine
verb preserve, protect, treasure, cherish, revere, exalt, consecrate, embalm, sanctify, hallow, apotheosize the apartheid system which enshrined racism
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enshrine
[ɪnˈʃraɪn] vt [+ doctrine, principle, right] → sauvegarderto be enshrined in [+ law, legislation] → être garanti(e) par
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enshrine
vt (fig) → bewahren
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