ennoble

ennoble
    v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a
         title" [syn: {ennoble}, {dignify}]
    2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
       nobility [syn: {ennoble}, {gentle}, {entitle}]
    

Ennoble \En*no"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ennobled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Ennobling}.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]
   1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or
      excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches."
      --Trench.
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            What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
            Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope.
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   2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a
      commoner.

   Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
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38 Moby Thesaurus words for "ennoble":
      advance, aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, canonize,
      crown, deify, dignify, distinguish, elevate, enshrine, enthrone,
      erect, exalt, glamorize, glorify, graduate, honor, immortalize,
      kick upstairs, knight, lionize, magnify, make legendary, pass,
      prefer, promote, raise, saint, sanctify, set up, sublime, throne,
      up, upgrade, uplift, uprear