Dictionary.com

5 results for: ennoble

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
en·no·ble    Audio Help   [en-noh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -bled, -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.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME ennobelen < MF, OF ennoblir. See en-1, noble]

—Related forms
en·no·ble·ment, noun
en·no·bler, noun
en·no·bling·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
ennoble

To learn more about ennoble visit Britannica.com

© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
en·no·ble    Audio Help   (ěn-nō'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   en·no·bled, en·no·bling, en·no·bles
  1. To make noble: "that chastity of honor . . . which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil" (Edmund Burke).
  2. To confer nobility upon: ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service.


[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.
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
ennoble

verb
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 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Share This:   Share This: del.icio.usShare This: digg.comShare This: FacebookShare This: furl.netShare This: www.netscape.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: blinklist.comShare This: newsvine.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: reddit.comShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: tailrank.com

Perform a new search, or try your search for "ennoble" at: