Ennoble
[ɪ'nəʊb(ə)l;en-] or [ɪ'nobl]
Definition
(verb.) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility.
(verb.) confer dignity or honor upon; 'He was dignified with a title'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.
(v. t.) To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Raise to nobility, raise to the peerage.[2]. Exalt, dignify, elevate, raise, aggrandize.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Exalt, dignify, elevate, ameliorate, aggrandize
ANT:Debase, degrade, deprave, deteriorate, depress
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Definition
v.t. to make noble: to elevate distinguish: to raise to nobility.—n. Ennō′blement the act of making noble: that which ennobles.
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Examples
- To Philip also Isocrates appealed as the great leader who should unify and ennoble the chaotic public life of Greece. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When such a woman marries, if her husband only wins her esteem and regard, he wins enough to ennoble his whole life. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Nothing of that sort can degrade you--you ennoble the occupation of your husband. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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