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| 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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tr.v. en·no·bled, en·no·bling, en·no·bles
[Middle English *ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + noble, noble; see noble.] en·no'ble·ment n., en·no'bler n. |
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| ennoble | |
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| 1. | confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" |
| 2. | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility |
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Ennoble
En*no"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ennobling.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches." --Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope. 2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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