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ennobled

[en-noh-buhl] Origin

en·no·ble

[en-noh-buhl]
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 Middle English ennobelen < Middle French, Old French ennoblir. See en-1, noble

en·no·ble·ment, noun
en·no·bler, noun
en·no·bling·ly, adverb
un·en·no·bled, adjective
un·en·no·bling, adjective
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ennoble
c.1500, from Fr. ennoblir; see en- + 'noble-. Related: Ennobled; ennobling.
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