ennoble

🇺🇸 /ɪˈnəʊbl/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈnəʊbl/
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verb
R

to officially make someone a noble or give them a high social rank

He was ennobled for his contributions to music.

R

to make someone's behavior or character better

Acts of kindness can ennoble the spirit.

translation

v. to officially make someone a noble or give them a high social rank; to make someone's behavior or character better

Word Forms

3rd Present ennobles
Past ennobled
Perfect ennobled
Progressive ennobling