dignify
verbEtymology
From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from dignus (“worthy”) + ficare (in comp.), facere (“to make”). See deign and fact.
- derived from dignifier
Definitions
To invest with dignity or honour.
- Your worth will dignify our feast.
To give distinction to.
- Or, when more deeply moved, he would exclaim-- "As noble thoughts the inward being grace, So noble whiskers dignify the face."
To exalt in rank.
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To treat as worthy or acceptable
To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.
- I will not dignify that comment with a response.
The neighborhood
- neighbordignification
- neighbordignified
- neighbordignity
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at dignify. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at dignify. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at dignify
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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