Dignify

  • 21dignify — v 1. honor, ennoble, exalt, glorify; crown, enthrone, deify, make into a god, immortalize, apotheosize, Archaic. canonize; idolize, make bigger than life, idealize, put on a pedestal; elevate, raise, upraise, raise up, make lofty; lift, uplift,… …

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  • 22dignify — dig·ni·fy …

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  • 23dignify — dig•ni•fy [[t]ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble 2) to give a high sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < OF dignefier < ML… …

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  • 24dignify — /ˈdɪgnəfaɪ / (say dignuhfuy) verb (t) (dignified, dignifying) 1. to confer honour or dignity upon; honour; ennoble. 2. to give high sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon. {Medieval Latin dignificāre, from Latin digni worthy …

  • 25dignify —   Ho ohilu, ho ohanohano …

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  • 26dignify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 give dignity or distinction to. 2 ennoble; make worthy or illustrious. 3 give the form or appearance of dignity to (dignified the house with the name of mansion). Etymology: obs. F dignifier f. OF dignefier f. LL dignificare f …

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  • 27Dignified — dignify dig ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. dignificare; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See {Deign}, and {Fact}.] To invest with dignity or honor; to make… …

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  • 28Dignifying — dignify dig ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. dignificare; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See {Deign}, and {Fact}.] To invest with dignity or honor; to make… …

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  • 29digit — n *number, numeral, figure, integer dignify, ennoble, honor, glorify mean to invest a person or thing with something that elevates or uplifts his or its character or raises him or it in human estimation. Dignify distinctively implies the addition …

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  • 30ennoble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dignify, exalt, raise, elevate, glorify, uplift. See repute. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. honor, exalt, dignify; see praise 1 , promote 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to be eminent or… …

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