enshrine
pronunciation
How to pronounce enshrine in British English:
UK [ɪnˈʃraɪn]
How to pronounce enshrine in American English:
US [ɛnˈʃraɪn]
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- Verb:
- enclose in a shrine
- hold sacred
Word Origin
- enshrine (v.)
- 1580s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + shrine (n.). Related: Enshrined; enshrining.
Example
- 1. So why did regulators continue to enshrine assumptions of efficiency in the rules they set ?
- 2. At least as important , the law appears to enshrine a right to collective bargaining .
- 3. National constitutions could enshrine priority of eurobond obligations .
- 4. In short , the dream was to enshrine a meritocracy .
- 5. Euro members would enshrine both debt and deficit ceilings in their constitutions .