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ennoble 音標拼音: [ɪn'obəl] vt. 授予爵位,使高貴 授予爵位,使高貴 ennoble v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; " He was dignified with a title" [ synonym: { ennoble}, { dignify}] 2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [ synonym: { ennoble}, { gentle}, { entitle}] Ennoble \ En* no" ble\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Ennobled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Ennobling}.] [ Pref. en- noble: cf. F. ennoblir.] 1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. " Ennobling all that he touches." -- Trench. [ 1913 Webster] What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize. [ 1913 Webster] 38 Moby Thesaurus words for " ennoble": advance, aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, canonize, crown, deify, dignify, distinguish, elevate, enshrine, enthrone, erect, exalt, glamorize, glorify, graduate, honor, immortalize, kick upstairs, knight, lionize, magnify, make legendary, pass, prefer, promote, raise, saint, sanctify, set up, sublime, throne, up, upgrade, uplift, uprear
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