ennoble

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ENNO'BLE, verb transitive 1. To make noble; to raise to nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. 2. To dignify; to exalt; to aggrandize; to elevate in degree, qualities or excellence. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? 3. To make famous or illustrious.
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