| 单词 | dignify |
| 释义 | dignify (once / 388 pages) v To dignify is to grant nobility or respect to something. Dignifying raises the status of things. Dignity is a quality of honor and respect, so to dignify is to give greater respect and honor to something or someone. The presence of the President would dignify a military ceremony. Medals are given to dignify soldiers. Treating people with respect and taking them seriously dignifies them. Often, this word is used in a negative sense, as in "I wouldn't dignify him with an answer!" That means the speaker doesn't feel the person asking the question deserves respect. WORD FAMILYdignify: dignified, dignifies, dignifying+/dignified: dignifiedly, undignified/undignified: undignifiedly USAGE EXAMPLESThen David Moyes, ever dignified, will address the players, speak to a group who let him down so badly. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) There is the dignified Marquand House, where Malcolm Kerr lived when he was a young professor and returned to when he became president. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) It’s a dignified, orderly canvas — and that, to Adams’s mind, was the problem. Washington Post(Oct 18, 2016) 1v confer dignity or honor upon He was dignified with a title Syn|Hyper ennoble honor, honour, reward bestow honor or rewards upon 2v raise the status of I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer Hyper elevate, lift, raise raise in rank or condition |
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