enshrine
enshrine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. We will enshrine it as holy relic. Massinger.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- begirt
- bosom
- bound
- bury
- circumscribe
- circumscription
- circumvallation
- compass
- confine
- confinement
- container
- containment
- corral
- embay
- embosom
- encase
- encincture
- encysted
- enfold
- envelope
- fence
- hedge
- immersed
- imprison
- incase
- inclasp
- inclose
- inclosure
- inclusion
- invest
- landlocked
- limit
- limitation
- pack
- picket
- rail
- receptacle
- restrain
- restraint
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is enshrine.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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