Dictionary Definition
dignify
Verb
1 confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified
with a title" [syn: ennoble]
2 raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this
insensitive remark with an answer" [also: dignified]
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English
Etymology
From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare; Latin dignus (worthy) + ficare (in comp.), facere (to make). See Deign, and Fact.Verb
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adorn,
aggrandize, bestow
honor upon, better,
celebrate, confer
distinction on, conventionalize,
distinguish,
elevate, enhance, ennoble, erect, exalt, formalize, glorify, grace, honor, improve, lift, magnify, observe, raise, ritualize, signalize, solemnize, stylize, sublime, upgrade, uplift, upraise, uprear