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dignify definition

dig·nify (dig′nə fī′)

transitive verb dignified -·fied′, dignifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to give dignity to; make worthy of esteem; honor, exalt, or ennoble
  2. to make seem worthy or noble, as by giving a high-sounding name to to dignify cowardice by calling it prudence

Etymology: ME dignifien < OFr dignifier < ML dignificare < L dignus, worthy + -ficare < facere, to make, do

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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