Ennoble

/ɪˈnəʊbəl/

Synonyms for "ennoble" (73 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Verb(5 words)

dignify baronetise baronetize coroneted crowned

advance aggrandize apotheose apotheosize beatify canonize crown deify

Noun(1 words)

diadem

Adjective(1 words)

dignified

Strong matches (22)

Verb(8 words)

dignifies elevate elevating entitle exalts gentle honor honorize

dignify distinguish elevate enshrine enthrone erect exalt glamorize glorify graduate honor

Noun(3 words)

dignifying dubs gracing

Related words (36)

idealize illuminate immortalizekick upstairsknight lift lionize magnifymake legendarypass pedestal praise prefer promote raise saint sanctifyset upsublime throne

Show 4 more words

up upgrade uplift uprear

Verb(4 words)

inspire lord refine sublimes

Noun(8 words)

knights laureates nobles subliming titles turbans viscount viscounts

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

advance elevate honor honourkick upstairsmoral improvementpromote raise reward upgrade

More specific

5 entries

ethical elevationknighthoodmoral reformnoble actnoble title

Collocations

5 entries

ennoble statusennoble titleennoble virtueennobling actmoral ennoblement

Inflections

3 entries

ennobled ennobles ennobling

Derivations

2 entries

ennoblement ennobler

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We’d like to believe that suffering instructs and ennobles.

Source: wiktionary

There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise.

Source: wiktionary

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