Dignify
11dignify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English dignifien, from Middle French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus worthy more at decent Date: 15th century 1. to give distinction to ; ennoble …
12dignify — /dig neuh fuy /, v.t., dignified, dignifying. 1. to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble. 2. to give a high sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon: to dignify pedantry by calling it scholarship. [1375 1425; late ME… …
13dignify — verb a) to invest with dignity or honour Your worth will dignify our feast. B. Jonson. b) to give distinction to Syn: exalt, elevate …
14dignify — dig|ni|fy [ dıgnı,faı ] verb transitive to make something or someone seem more important than they really are: I won t dignify his abuse by reacting to it …
15dignify — verb shall we dignify their arrival with some music? Syn: ennoble, enhance, distinguish, add distinction to, honor, grace, exalt, magnify, glorify, elevate …
16dignify — Synonyms and related words: adorn, aggrandize, bestow honor upon, better, celebrate, confer distinction on, conventionalize, distinguish, elevate, enhance, ennoble, erect, exalt, formalize, glorify, grace, honor, improve, lift, magnify, observe,… …
17dignify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ennoble, exalt, distinguish. See repute. Ant., degrade, disgrace. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exalt, elevate, ennoble, glorify; see praise 1 , promote 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. elevate,… …
18dignify — dig·ni·fy || dɪgnɪfaɪ v. honor; ennoble, exalt, aggrandize; raise, advance …
19dignify — verb (dignifies, dignifying, dignified) make (something) seem worthy and impressive. ↘give an impressive name to (someone or something unworthy of it). Origin ME: from OFr. dignefier, from late L. dignificare, from L. dignus worthy …
20dignify — v. a. 1. Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer to office. 2. Honor, grace, adorn, exalt, ennoble, give lustre to, add dignity to …
