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Definitions for Dignifying

[1] to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
[2] to give a high-sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon: to dignify pedantry by calling it scholarship.
[3] to invest with honour or dignity; ennoble
[4] to add distinction to the meeting was dignified by the minister
[5] to add a semblance of dignity to, esp by the use of a pretentious name or title she dignifies every plant with its Latin name

Words related to Dignifying

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Origin of Dignifying

1375–1425; late Middle English dignifien < Old French dignefier < Medieval Latin dignificāre, equivalent to Latin dign(us ) worthy + -ificāre -ify

Other words from Dignifying

o·ver·dig·ni·fy , verb (used with object), o·ver·dig·ni·fied, o·ver·dig·ni·fy·ing.
qua·si-dig·ni·fy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Dignifying

C15: from Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificāre, from Latin dignus worthy + facere to make

Synonyms for Dignifying

exalt, magnify, adorn, advance, aggrandize, distinguish, elevate, ennoble, erect, grace, honor, prefer, promote, raise, sublime, uprear