'Ennoble' definitions:
Definition of 'ennoble'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Ennoble'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.
- Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ennoble'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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