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ennoble

verb
/ɪˈnəʊbəl/

Etymology

From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.

  1. derived from ennoblir
  2. inherited from ennoblen

Definitions

  1. To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.

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

  2. To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing,…

    To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.

  3. To inarch.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA