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dignifying
Variant of dignify
transitive verb dignified, dignifying
- to give dignity to; make worthy of esteem; honor, exalt, or ennoble
- to make seem worthy or noble, as by giving a high-sounding name to: to dignify cowardice by calling it prudence
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