ennoble
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bəl verb (used with object), en·no·bled, en·no·bling.
1.
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt: a personality ennobled by true generosity.
2.
to confer a title of nobility on.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make noble, honourable, or excellent; dignify; exalt |
| 2. | to raise to a noble rank; confer a title of nobility upon |
| en'noblement | |
| —n | |
| en'nobler | |
| —n | |
| en'nobling | |
| —adj | |
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Ennoble
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Word Origin & History
ennoble
c.1500, from Fr. ennoblir; see en- + 'noble-. Related: Ennobled; ennobling.
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Example sentences
But the art thus to ennoble must be truly high, not high art falsely so called.
Being the random targets of a genetic defect should neither ennoble nor diminish these people.
At last, a journal about a devastating illness that seeks neither to ennoble nor to inspire.
She resolved to ennoble her conduct from that moment of her life onwards.
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