Enshrine

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  • transitive verb. To enclose in or as if in a shrine.
  • transitive verb. To cherish as sacred.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To inclose in or as in a shrine or chest; deposit for safe-keeping in or as in a cabinet; hence, to preserve with care and affection; cherish.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
  • verb. To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
  • verb. To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. enclose in a shrine
  • verb. hold sacred
    • Word Usage
    "Granted, some of our medical and scientific terms enshrine errors from earlier centuries."
    cross-reference
    cherish  preserver  
    Form
    enshrined  enshrining  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    close in  enclose  fear  inclose  revere  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aline  Cline  Combine  Dine  Heine  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aggrandize  apotheose  apotheosize  beatify  beleaguer  
    verb-form
    enshrined  enshrines  enshrining  
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