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) orinshrine
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 |
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| enshrine |
| enshrine |
| Present |
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| I enshrine |
| you enshrine |
| he/she/it enshrines |
| we enshrine |
| you enshrine |
| they enshrine |
| Preterite |
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| I enshrined |
| you enshrined |
| he/she/it enshrined |
| we enshrined |
| you enshrined |
| they enshrined |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am enshrining |
| you are enshrining |
| he/she/it is enshrining |
| we are enshrining |
| you are enshrining |
| they are enshrining |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have enshrined |
| you have enshrined |
| he/she/it has enshrined |
| we have enshrined |
| you have enshrined |
| they have enshrined |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was enshrining |
| you were enshrining |
| he/she/it was enshrining |
| we were enshrining |
| you were enshrining |
| they were enshrining |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had enshrined |
| you had enshrined |
| he/she/it had enshrined |
| we had enshrined |
| you had enshrined |
| they had enshrined |
| Future |
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| I will enshrine |
| you will enshrine |
| he/she/it will enshrine |
| we will enshrine |
| you will enshrine |
| they will enshrine |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would enshrine |
| you would enshrine |
| he/she/it would enshrine |
| we would enshrine |
| you would enshrine |
| they would enshrine |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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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Verb 1. enshrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
2. enshrine - hold sacred
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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, englobarto be enshrined in law → ser consagrado por la ley
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enshrine
[ɪnˈʃraɪn] vt [+ doctrine, principle, right] → sauvegarderto be enshrined in [+ law, legislation] → être garanti(e) par
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enshrine
vt (fig) → bewahren
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