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Verb: ennoble  en'now-bul
  1. Confer dignity or honour upon
    "He was ennobled with a title"
    - dignify
     
  2. Give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
    - gentle [archaic], entitle

Derived forms: ennobled, ennobles, ennobling

See also: ennoblement

Type of: advance, elevate, fete [], fête [], honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], kick upstairs, promote, raise, reward, upgrade

Encyclopedia: Ennoble

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