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Webster 1913 Edition
dignify
dig′ni-fy
,Verb.
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.
Syn. – To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn; ennoble.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dignify
DIGNIFY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To invest with honor or dignity; to exalt in rank; to promote; to elevate to a high office.2.
To honor; to make illustrious; to distinguish by some excellence, or that which gives celebrity.Your worth will dignify our feast.
Definition 2024
dignify
dignify
English
Verb
dignify (third-person singular simple present dignifies, present participle dignifying, simple past and past participle dignified)
- to invest with dignity or honour
- to give distinction to
- to exalt in rank
- to honor.
- Your worth will dignify our feast. - B. Jonson.
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Translations
to invest with dignity or honour
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to honor