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Webster 1913 Edition
Ennoble
En-no′ble
,Verb.
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.
What can
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.
ennoble
sots, or slaves, or cowards?Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.
Pope.
Syn. – To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ennoble
ENNO'BLE
, v.t.1.
To make noble; to raise to nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.2.
To dignify; to exalt; to aggrandize; to elevate in degree, qualities or excellence.What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
3.
To make famous or illustrious.Definition 2024
ennoble
ennoble
English
Verb
ennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobles, present participle ennobling, simple past and past participle ennobled)
- To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace
to further process textile fabrics
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