ennoble
verb (used with object)
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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I have awaited this virile disavowal from the proudest spirits of Germany, a disavowal which would have been ennobling instead of humiliating.
From Above the Battle by Romain Rolland
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