|  ennoble 
 
 1. confer dignity or honor upon
 - He was dignified with a title
 • Syn:
 dignify
 • Derivationally related forms:
 dignity (for: dignify)
 • Hypernyms:
 honor, honour, reward
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Something ----s somebody
 - Something ----s something
 2. give a title to someone;
 make someone a member of the nobility
 • Syn:
 gentle, entitle
 • Derivationally related forms:
 ennoblement
 • Hypernyms:
 promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
 • Hyponyms:
 baronetize, baronetise, lord, knight, dub
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s somebody
 
 
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