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ennoble

[ en-noh-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

ennobled, ennobling.
  1. to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt:

    a personality ennobled by true generosity.

  2. to confer a title of nobility on.


ennoble

/ ɪˈəʊə /

verb

  1. to make noble, honourable, or excellent; dignify; exalt
  2. to raise to a noble rank; confer a title of nobility upon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴDz, noun
  • ˈԴDz𳾱Գ, noun
  • ˈԴDzԲ, adjective
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  • ·Դb noun
  • ·ԴbԲ· adverb
  • ܲe·Դb adjective
  • ܲe·ԴbԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ennoble1

1425–75; late Middle English ennobelen < Middle French, Old French ennoblir. See en- 1, noble
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Example Sentences

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Her stoicism is all the more ennobling, given how much it costs her.

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He stood down as an MP in 1992 and was ennobled as a cross-bench peer in the same year, despite his party's opposition to the Lords at the time.

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Shostakovich’s detractors have accused him of ennobling Stalin while defenders have sought out subtle musical cues of dissent.

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When her husband was ennobled some years earlier, she was entitled to be called Lady Kinnock - but it was a title she never used.

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Lord Houchen is the Conservative mayor for Tees Valley, which includes Stockton, and was ennobled in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list.

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