dignifying

transitive verb dignified, dignifying

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

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