单词 | ennoble |
释义 | ennoble/ɪˈnəʊb(ə)l / /ɛˈnəʊb(ə)l/verb [with object] 1Give (someone) a noble rank or title: they receive life baronies on appointment unless they are already ennobled...
Synonyms elevate to the nobility/peerage, raise to the nobility/peerage, make/create someone a noble; British send to the House of Lords informal kick upstairs archaic nobilitate 2Lend greater dignity or nobility of character to: the theatre is a moral instrument to ennoble the mind...
Synonyms dignify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, elevate, raise, enhance, add distinction to, add dignity to, distinguish, add lustre to; magnify, glorify, lionize, make lofty, aggrandize, upgrade Derivativesennoblement
OriginLate 15th century (formerly also as innoble): from French ennoblir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + noble 'noble'. Rhymes |
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