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dig·ni·fy

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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

1.	to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.

2.	to give a high-sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon: to dignify pedantry by calling it scholarship.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME dignifien < OF dignefier < ML dignificāre, equiv. to L dign(us) worthy + -ificāre -ify

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dig·ni·fy Audio Help (dĭg'nə-fī') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dig·ni·fied, dig·ni·fy·ing, dig·ni·fies

To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to: dignified him with a title.
To raise the status of (something unworthy or lowly); make honorable: would not dignify the insulting question with a response.

[Middle English dignifien, from Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificāre : Latin dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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dignifying
adjective
investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings"

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