enshrine
verb
, en-, especially Southern -ˈsrīn\
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noun
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Synonyms
aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, ensky, enthrone, exalt, glorify, magnify
Antonyms
abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate
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Conceived by a New York union leader and enshrined into federal law in 1894 after a series of fierce strikes and riots, Labor Day has always been the most political of American holidays. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: On Labor Day, California workers struggle while unions prepare for major 2020 battle," 2 Sep. 2019 Martin Ward, Littleton Carbon fee vs. carbon tax There is an important difference between a carbon tax and a carbon fee and dividend proposal (as enshrined in HR 763 the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019). — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Of course we tax all capital gains (8/31/19)," 1 Sep. 2019 Sometimes the incorrect words sit out there, enshrined forever on Twitter. — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, "Trump’s Twitter War on Spelling," 31 Aug. 2019 Sometimes the incorrect words sit out there, enshrined forever on Twitter. — Sarah Lyall, BostonGlobe.com, "There or their? Sticklers twitch at President Trump’s posts," 31 Aug. 2019 The rule instead dates back to the state’s 1898 constitutional convention, where white Bourbon Redeemers enshrined measures to preserve racial apartheid in the state. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Jim Crow Returns to the Supreme Court," 28 Aug. 2019 In 1997, the influential Business Roundtable (BRT), an association of the chief executive officers of nearly 200 of America’s most prominent companies, enshrined the philosophy in a formal statement of corporate purpose. — Fortune, "America’s CEOs Seek a New Purpose for the Corporation," 19 Aug. 2019 Hong Kong's de-facto constitution, the Hong Kong Basic Law, enshrines this uniqueness. — Tara John, CNN, "Why Hong Kong is protesting," 13 Aug. 2019 Cassellius said the group wants to see the governor call another special session to address his goal of enshrining the dividend in the constitution. — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, "Groups fighting for full Permanent Fund dividend press for governor to take Legislature’s ‘short-funded’ payment, for now," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enshrine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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