Dignify

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Your worth will dignify our feast.       --B. Jonson.
  
     Syn: To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate;
          adorn; ennoble.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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