ennoble (redirected from ennobles)

en·no·ble  (n-nbl)

tr.v. en·no·bled, en·no·bling, en·no·bles

1. To make noble: "that chastity of honor . . . which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil" Edmund Burke.

2. To confer nobility upon: ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service.

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[Middle English *ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + noble, noble; see noble.]

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en·noble·ment n.

en·nobler n.

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ennoble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to make (someone) a member of the nobility

2. to make (someone or his or her life) noble or dignified: poverty does not ennoble people

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ennoble - confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" dignify honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
	2.	ennoble - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility gentle, entitle elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" baronetise, baronetize - confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" lord - make a lord of someone knight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"

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ennoble

verb 1. dignify, honour, enhance, elevate, magnify, raise, glorify, exalt, aggrandize

2. raise to the peerage, kick upstairs (informal) make noble

Translations

ennoble [ɪˈnəubl] vt → ennoblecer

ennoble [ɪˈnəubl] vt (with title) → anoblir

ennoble [ɪˈnəubl] vt → adeln (fig) (dignify) → erheben

ennoble [ɪˈnəubl] vt → nobilitare;

(with title) → conferire un titolo nobiliare a