'dignify' definitions:
Definition of 'dignify'
From: WordNet
verb
Confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" [syn: ennoble, dignify]
verb
Raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
Definition of 'dignify'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'dignify'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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