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View synonyms for ennoble

ennoble

[ en-noh-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

ennobled, ennobling.
  1. to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt:

    a personality ennobled by true generosity.

  2. to confer a title of nobility on.


ennoble

/ ɪˈnəʊbəl /

verb

  1. to make noble, honourable, or excellent; dignify; exalt
  2. to raise to a noble rank; confer a title of nobility upon
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Derived Forms

  • enˈnobler, noun
  • enˈnoblement, noun
  • enˈnobling, adjective
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Other Words From

  • en·noble·ment noun
  • en·nobler noun
  • en·nobling·ly adverb
  • unen·nobled adjective
  • unen·nobling adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ennoble1

1425–75; late Middle English ennobelen < Middle French, Old French ennoblir. See en- 1, noble
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Example Sentences

Shostakovich’s detractors have accused him of ennobling Stalin while defenders have sought out subtle musical cues of dissent.

When her husband was ennobled some years earlier, she was entitled to be called Lady Kinnock - but it was a title she never used.

From BBC

Lord Houchen is the Conservative mayor for Tees Valley, which includes Stockton, and was ennobled in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list.

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But on the very eve of publication, Trevor-Roper, who had been ennobled as Baron Dacre, called to say he had changed his mind and now felt they were forgeries.

People teach, Keegin said, "because they believe in the ennobling of the human soul through encounters with the great minds of the past."

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