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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

advance, aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, canonize, crown, deify, dignify, distinguish, elevate, enshrine, enthrone, erect, exalt, glamorize, glorify, graduate, honor, immortalize, kick upstairs, knight, lionize, magnify, make legendary, pass, prefer, promote, raise, saint, sanctify, set up, sublime, throne, up, upgrade, uplift, uprear

Dictionary Results for ennoble:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

ennoble
    v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a
         title" [syn: ennoble, dignify]
    2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
       nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ennoble \En*no"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Ennobling.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]
   1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or
      excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches."
      --Trench.
      [1913 Webster]

            What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
            Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a
      commoner.

   Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
        [1913 Webster]

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