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ENNOBLE

\ɛnˈə͡ʊbə͡l], \ɛnˈə‍ʊbə‍l], \ɛ_n_ˈəʊ_b_əl]\

Definitions of ENNOBLE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To dignify; exalt; make famous or illustrious; to raise to the nobility.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Ennoblement.
To make noble.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Ennoblement.
To make noble; confer a title of nobility upon.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To raise from commonalty to nobility; to dignify, to aggrandise; to elevate; to make famous or illustrious.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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