dignify

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verb

1. confer dignity or honor upon (Freq. 1)
- He was dignified with a title
• Syn:
ennoble
• Derivationally related forms:
dignity
• Hypernyms:
honor, honour, reward
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. raise the status of
- I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer
• Hypernyms:
lift, raise, elevate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something