ennoble Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb confer dignity or honor upon
dignify.
- He was dignified with a title
verb give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
gentle; entitle.

Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.

imperfect & past participle Ennobled ; present participle & verbal noun Ennobling

To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches." Trench.
What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. Pope.
To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. Syn. -- To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.