| VERB | social | ennoble, dignify | confer dignity or honor upon |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title / title to someone |
| Sounds | ihnow'bahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | confer dignity or honor upon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | dignify | |
| Broader | honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon |
| Spanish | dignificar, distinguir, enaltecer, ennoblecer, honrar | |
| Catalan | dignificar, enaltir | |
| Meaning | Give a title / title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | gentle, entitle | |
| Narrower | baronetize, baronetise | confer baronetcy upon |
| knight, dub | Raise (someone) to knighthood | |
| lord | make a lord of someone | |
| Broader | promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| Spanish | ennoblecer | |
| Nouns | ennoblement | the act of raising someone to the nobility |
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