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) or

inshrine

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

Imperative
enshrine
enshrine
Present
I enshrine
you enshrine
he/she/it enshrines
we enshrine
you enshrine
they enshrine
Preterite
I enshrined
you enshrined
he/she/it enshrined
we enshrined
you enshrined
they enshrined
Present Continuous
I am enshrining
you are enshrining
he/she/it is enshrining
we are enshrining
you are enshrining
they are enshrining
Present Perfect
I have enshrined
you have enshrined
he/she/it has enshrined
we have enshrined
you have enshrined
they have enshrined
Past Continuous
I was enshrining
you were enshrining
he/she/it was enshrining
we were enshrining
you were enshrining
they were enshrining
Past Perfect
I had enshrined
you had enshrined
he/she/it had enshrined
we had enshrined
you had enshrined
they had enshrined
Future
I will enshrine
you will enshrine
he/she/it will enshrine
we will enshrine
you will enshrine
they will enshrine
Future Perfect
I will have enshrined
you will have enshrined
he/she/it will have enshrined
we will have enshrined
you will have enshrined
they will have enshrined
Future Continuous
I will be enshrining
you will be enshrining
he/she/it will be enshrining
we will be enshrining
you will be enshrining
they will be enshrining
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enshrining
you have been enshrining
he/she/it has been enshrining
we have been enshrining
you have been enshrining
they have been enshrining
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enshrining
you will have been enshrining
he/she/it will have been enshrining
we will have been enshrining
you will have been enshrining
they will have been enshrining
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enshrining
you had been enshrining
he/she/it had been enshrining
we had been enshrining
you had been enshrining
they had been enshrining
Conditional
I would enshrine
you would enshrine
he/she/it would enshrine
we would enshrine
you would enshrine
they would enshrine
Past Conditional
I would have enshrined
you would have enshrined
he/she/it would have enshrined
we would have enshrined
you would have enshrined
they would have enshrined
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.enshrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
2.enshrine - hold sacred
reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
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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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Translations

enshrine

[ɪnˈʃraɪn] VT (fig) → encerrar, englobar
to be enshrined in lawser consagrado por la ley
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enshrine

[ɪnˈʃraɪn] vt [+ doctrine, principle, right] → sauvegarder
to be enshrined in [+ law, legislation] → être garanti(e) par
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enshrine

vt (fig)bewahren
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enshrine

inshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vtcustodire
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'Vice,' said the surgeon, replacing the curtain, 'takes up her abode in many temples; and who can say that a fair outside shell not enshrine her?'
They do not leave them exposed to the weather when they find them, but carry them three thousand miles and enshrine them in their temples of learning, and worship them."
Such is the history--not as it is usually told, but as it is when stripped of the nauseous sentimentality that would enshrine for our loving worship a dastardly seducer like Pierre Abelard.
There was an expression of ineffable sadness on her face as she spoke, and I could not but feel that she knew that I knew her secret, and that this was her way of transmitting to you a last tender message from a heart that might still enshrine your memory, though its possessor belonged to another.
Down thither prone in flight He speeds, and through the vast Ethereal Skie Sailes between worlds & worlds, with steddie wing Now on the polar windes, then with quick Fann Winnows the buxom Air; till within soare Of Towring Eagles, to all the Fowles he seems A PHOENIX, gaz'd by all, as that sole Bird When to enshrine his reliques in the Sun's Bright Temple, to AEGYPTIAN THEB'S he flies.
But, Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms-- oftenest, God bless her, in female breasts--and when the child, casting her tearful eyes upon the old man, remembered how weak he was, and how destitute and helpless he would be if she failed him, her heart swelled within her, and animated her with new strength and fortitude.
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Nathanson reported that the original members of NARAL agreed that anti-Catholicism was "probably the best strategy [they] had" to enshrine abortion in America.
Summary: Tunisia's governing Islamist party said it will not enshrine Islamic law in the new constitution and will maintain the secular nature of the north African state, putting it sharply at odds with hardliners.