ennoble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
To inarch.

/ɪˈnəʊbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ennoble.wav

ennoble ennobles ennobling ennobled

From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.

elevate invest knight lord advance aggrandize dignify ennoble exalt honor nobilitate prefer promote raise uplift

disennoble ennobled ennoblement ennobler ennobling

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