ennoble
verb (used with object)
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt.
ennobles
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present tense formof ennoble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It’s a great, and possibly fictitious, myth that ennobles an ethos of isolated bravery.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2024
That awful blur is another stain on history, one that ennobles “The High Ground’s” mission.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
Yet in accordance with James Baldwin's dictum that suffering ennobles nobody, we must recognize that pragmatism, more than empathy, powered their relationship.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2022
This is what Italy do, a way of playing that ennobles and vindicates every other team’s victories.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2020
Cruelty hardens and degrades, kindness reforms and ennobles.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
