Ennoble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈnəʊbəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ennoble is a verb meaning To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
Meaning
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
More Meanings
- To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
- (botany, transitive, obsolete) To inarch.
Example Sentences
We’d like to believe that suffering instructs and ennobles.
There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise.
Word Forms
- ennobles
- ennobling
- ennobled
Synonyms for ennoble
Depending on context, synonyms include elevate, invest, knight, lord, advance, aggrandize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dignify, gentle, entitle, exalt, elevate, honor.
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