dignify
verb (used with object)
to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
dignifies
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present tense formof dignify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Your marches are full of empty promises and until you take action that dignifies and respects Black women, I have no choice but to ignore you.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2020
“Perhaps it’s time to think of a universal wage that recognises and dignifies the noble and irreplaceable tasks you perform.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2020
Heat, however, neither disguises nor dignifies their narcissism of small differences.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2019
Like a long line of fictional characters before him, Peter dignifies his misdeeds by casting them as potential literary scenarios.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2018
The service we essay is connected with an educational institution, using the term in the specific sense; a fact, it may be said at the outset, which of itself dignifies the occasion.
From The History of Dartmouth College by Baxter Perry Smith
