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- Dictionaryennoble/ɪˈnəʊbl/
verb
- 1. give (someone) a noble rank or title: "they receive life baronies on appointment unless they are already ennobled" Similar
- 2. lend greater dignity or nobility of character to: "the theatre is a moral instrument to ennoble the mind" Similar Opposite
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ENNOBLE definition: 1. to make someone a member of the nobility (= highest social rank) 2. to make something or someone…. Learn more.
Ennoble definition: to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt. See examples of ENNOBLE used in a sentence.
The meaning of ENNOBLE is to make noble : elevate. How to use ennoble in a sentence.
ENNOBLE meaning: 1. to make someone a member of the nobility (= highest social rank) 2. to make something or someone…. Learn more.
To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better.
Jun 2, 2024 · ennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobles, present participle ennobling, simple past and past participle ennobled) To bestow with nobility, honour or grace. Synonyms: elevate, invest, knight, lord
Definition of ennoble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To ennoble someone is to make them a Lord or a Baroness — to bestow a noble title upon them. The Queen of England has the power to ennoble people, turning Paul McCartney into Sir Paul McCartney, for example.
1. To make noble: "that chastity of honor ... which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil" (Edmund Burke). 2. To confer nobility upon: ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service. [Middle English *ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + noble, noble; see noble .]
To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better.
