Ennoble

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  • transitive verb. To make noble.
  • transitive verb. To confer nobility upon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make noble; confer a title of nobility on.
  • To dignify; exalt; elevate in degree, excellence, or respect.
  • To make notable, famous, or memorable.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.
  • transitive verb. To raise to the rank of nobility.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
  • verb. To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.
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  • verb. confer dignity or honor upon
  • verb. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
    • Word Usage
    "By thus declaring himself the follower of so fine a craftsman, Dante suggests, he hopes to "ennoble" his own undertaking."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    abuse  defame  degrade  depreciate  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    honor  honour  reward  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chernobyl  Grenoble  Mobil  Mobile  coble  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Greek  anti-tariff  award-worthy  butthe  devoutest  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    advance  aggrandize  aggrandize  apotheose  apotheosize  
    verb-form
    ennobled  ennobles  ennobling  
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