Ennoble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make noble: "that chastity of honor . . . which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil” ( Edmund Burke).
  • v. To confer nobility upon: ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
  • v. To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.
  • v. To raise to the rank of nobility.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make noble; confer a title of nobility on.
  • To dignify; exalt; elevate in degree, excellence, or respect.
  • To make notable, famous, or memorable.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. confer dignity or honor upon
  • v. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
  • Antonym
    degrade    depreciate    abuse    defame   
    Verb Form
    ennobled    ennobles    ennobling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    honour    reward    honor   
    Form
    ennobling    ennobled    ennobler    ennoblement   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    elevate    raise    dignify    aggrandize    exalt    raised    greaten    glorify    nobilitate    baronize   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chernobyl    Grenoble    Mobil    Mobile    coble    doble    global    ignoble    immobile    mobile   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts