Definition of ennobles Ennobles

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What does ennobles mean?

Part of speech

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  • ennobles, verb, present, 3rd person singular of ennoble (infinitive).

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

ennobles, ennobling, ennobled  

ennoble - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
  gentle, entitle
  kick upstairs, elevate, promote, upgrade, advance, raise change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
  baronetise, baronetize confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"
  lord make a lord of someone
  knight, dub raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
ennoble - confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"
  dignify
  honor, honour, reward accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • ennoble (Verb)
    To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
  • ennoble (Verb)
    To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ennoble (v. t.)
    To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.
  • ennoble (v. t.)
    To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ennoble
    To make illustrious and dignified.
  • ennoble
    To make a member of the nobility; to confer a title of nobility on.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ennoble
    en-nō′bl, v.t. to make noble: to elevate, distinguish: to raise to nobility.—n. Ennō′blement, the act of making noble: that which ennobles. [Fr. ennoblir—Fr. en (=L. in), and noble.]

Part of speech

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  • ennoble, verb, present, 1st person singular of ennoble (infinitive).
  • ennoble, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Sign Language

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