Dignify

dignify
    v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a
         title" [syn: {ennoble}, {dignify}]
    2: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive
       remark with an answer"
    

dignify \dig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. dignificare; L.
   dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See
   {Deign}, and {Fact}.]
   To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give
   distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.
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         Your worth will dignify our feast.       --B. Jonson.

   Syn: To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate;
        adorn; ennoble.
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31 Moby Thesaurus words for "dignify":
      adorn, aggrandize, bestow honor upon, better, celebrate,
      confer distinction on, conventionalize, distinguish, elevate,
      enhance, ennoble, erect, exalt, formalize, glorify, grace, honor,
      improve, lift, magnify, observe, raise, ritualize, signalize,
      solemnize, stylize, sublime, upgrade, uplift, upraise, uprear