ennoble
pronunciation
How to pronounce ennoble in British English:
UK [ɪˈnəʊbl]
How to pronounce ennoble in American English:
US [ɪˈnoʊbl]
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- Verb:
- confer dignity or honor upon
- give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
Word Origin
- ennoble (v.)
- late 15c., "refine, impart a higher character to" (implied in ennobled), from Middle French ennoblir; see en- (1) + noble (adj.). Sense of "give noble rank to" is from 1590s. Related: Ennobler; ennobling.
Example
- 1. The small courtesies seeten life ; the greater ennoble it .
- 2. Ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service .
- 3. No , my young friend , the virtues exist to ennoble us and make us fully human .
- 4. Literary he has this theory that suffering can ennoble a person 's character .
- 5. Heroes walk alone but they become myths when they ennoble the lives and touch the hearts of all of us .