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en·no·ble E0152100 (ĕn-nō′bəl)tr.v. en·no·bled, en·no·bling, en·no·bles 1. To make noble: "that chastity of honor ... which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil" (Edmund Burke).2. To confer nobility upon: ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service. [Middle English *ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + noble, noble; see noble.] en·no′ble·ment n.en·no′bler n.ennoble (ɪˈnəʊbəl) vb (tr) 1. to make noble, honourable, or excellent; dignify; exalt2. to raise to a noble rank; confer a title of nobility upon enˈnoblement n enˈnobler n enˈnobling adjen•no•ble (ɛnˈnoʊ bəl) v.t. -bled, -bling. 1. to elevate in character or respect; make noble; dignify; exalt. 2. to confer a title of nobility on. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French ennoblir] en•no′ble•ment, n. ennoble Past participle: ennobled Gerund: ennobling
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I ennoble | you ennoble | he/she/it ennobles | we ennoble | you ennoble | they ennoble |
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I ennobled | you ennobled | he/she/it ennobled | we ennobled | you ennobled | they ennobled |
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I am ennobling | you are ennobling | he/she/it is ennobling | we are ennobling | you are ennobling | they are ennobling |
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I have ennobled | you have ennobled | he/she/it has ennobled | we have ennobled | you have ennobled | they have ennobled |
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I was ennobling | you were ennobling | he/she/it was ennobling | we were ennobling | you were ennobling | they were ennobling |
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I had ennobled | you had ennobled | he/she/it had ennobled | we had ennobled | you had ennobled | they had ennobled |
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I will ennoble | you will ennoble | he/she/it will ennoble | we will ennoble | you will ennoble | they will ennoble |
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I will have ennobled | you will have ennobled | he/she/it will have ennobled | we will have ennobled | you will have ennobled | they will have ennobled |
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I will be ennobling | you will be ennobling | he/she/it will be ennobling | we will be ennobling | you will be ennobling | they will be ennobling |
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I have been ennobling | you have been ennobling | he/she/it has been ennobling | we have been ennobling | you have been ennobling | they have been ennobling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been ennobling | you will have been ennobling | he/she/it will have been ennobling | we will have been ennobling | you will have been ennobling | they will have been ennobling |
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I had been ennobling | you had been ennobling | he/she/it had been ennobling | we had been ennobling | you had been ennobling | they had been ennobling |
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I would ennoble | you would ennoble | he/she/it would ennoble | we would ennoble | you would ennoble | they would ennoble |
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I would have ennobled | you would have ennobled | he/she/it would have ennobled | we would have ennobled | you would have ennobled | they would have ennobled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | ennoble - confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"dignifyhonor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" | | 2. | ennoble - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilitygentle, entitleelevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"baronetise, baronetize - confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"lord - make a lord of someoneknight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" |
ennobleverb1. dignify, honour, enhance, elevate, magnify, raise, glorify, exalt, aggrandize the fundamental principles of life which ennoble mankind2. raise to the peerage, kick upstairs (informal), make noble He had been ennobled for arranging a government loan in 1836.ennobleverb1. To cause to be eminent or recognized:distinguish, elevate, exalt, honor, signalize.2. To raise to a high position or status:aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, elevate, exalt, glorify, magnify, uplift.Idiom: put on a pedestal.Translationsennoble
Synonyms for ennobleverb dignifySynonyms- dignify
- honour
- enhance
- elevate
- magnify
- raise
- glorify
- exalt
- aggrandize
verb raise to the peerageSynonyms- raise to the peerage
- kick upstairs
- make noble
Synonyms for ennobleverb to cause to be eminent or recognizedSynonyms- distinguish
- elevate
- exalt
- honor
- signalize
verb to raise to a high position or statusSynonyms- aggrandize
- apotheosize
- dignify
- elevate
- exalt
- glorify
- magnify
- uplift
Synonyms for ennobleverb confer dignity or honor uponSynonymsRelated Wordsverb give a title to someoneSynonymsRelated Words- elevate
- kick upstairs
- promote
- upgrade
- advance
- raise
- baronetise
- baronetize
- lord
- knight
- dub
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