ennoble
verb (used with object)
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt.
has ennobled
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present perfectof ennoble (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The presidency has no more altered that ethos than it has ennobled him.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
Since 1883, Notre Dame has awarded the Laetare Medal annually to American Catholics “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 27, 2017
The university awards the Laetare Medal every year to a Catholic "whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity."
From US News ● Mar. 15, 2016
The medal established in 1883 has been awarded annually to a Catholic “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2016
Ariosto certainly did not anticipate, any more than Shakspeare did, that spirit of human amelioration which has ennobled the present age.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Torquato Tasso
