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ennoble Definition

en·no·ble (e nōbəl, i-)

transitive verb -·bled, -·bling

  1. to raise to the rank of nobleman
  2. to give a noble quality to; dignify

Etymology: ME ennoblen (only in pp.) < OFr ennoblir: see en- & noble

ennoble Related Forms

en·no·ble·ment noun en·no·bler noun

ennoble Synonyms

ennoble

v.

ennoble Usage Examples

Object

  • man: It is a weapon unique in human history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.
  • character: In that great work of genius, Job, the writer explains that suffering does not ennoble character.
  • nature: We may not be able to prevent disasters, but we can respond to disasters in a way that ennobles human nature.
  • soul: So we learned that contemplation of the heavens ennobles the soul.
  • matter: According to the most general Islamic conception, art is no more than a method of ennobling matter.

Preposition: with

predicate: His father the retired Hauptmann 1st class Raimund Varesanin was ennobled with the predicate " von Vares " on the 21st of May 1880.

Modifying Another Word

  • newly: Two newly ennobled top officials of the Labor Party recently toured Labour's boilerhouse of ( New ) Millbank.
  • not: A genuine baron would in medieval times appoint men to certain offices in his barony, but such appointments did not ennoble them.
  • somehow: But this garbage, having passed tho a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and none dare criticize it.

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