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dignify

[ dig-nuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

dignified, dignifying.
  1. to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  2. to give a high-sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon:

    to dignify pedantry by calling it scholarship.



dignify

/ ˈ»åɪɡ²Ôɪˌ´Ú²¹Éª /

verb

  1. to invest with honour or dignity; ennoble
  2. to add distinction to

    the meeting was dignified by the minister

  3. to add a semblance of dignity to, esp by the use of a pretentious name or title

    she dignifies every plant with its Latin name

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dignify1

1375–1425; late Middle English dignifien < Old French dignefier < Medieval Latin »å¾±²µ²Ô¾±´Ú¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð, equivalent to Latin dign ( us ) worthy + -¾±´Ú¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð -ify
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dignify1

C15: from Old French dignifier, from Late Latin »å¾±²µ²Ô¾±´Ú¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð, from Latin dignus worthy + facere to make
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Chekhov may not falsely console, but he dignifies the human struggle in a secular parable that lives again through the magic of ensemble brio and a director at the top of his game.

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Abraham, adopting a dignified clown demeanor, has an embodied theatricality that is well suited to Beckett’s style.

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He also called for the "dignified release of all remaining hostages".

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“If you want to ensure that America is great, you cannot do that without ensuring that every single mother in this country has a safe, dignified birthing experience,†he said to cheers.

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Ms Lifschitz has been an eloquent and dignified voice for the release of her father and the other hostages, and shed light on the trauma the hostage families have faced since their ordeal began.

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