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Webster 1913 Edition


dignify

dig′ni-fy

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dignified
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dignifying
.]
[OF.
dignifier
, fr. LL.
dignificare
; L.
dignus
worthy +
ficare
(in comp.),
facere
to make. See
Deign
, and
Fact
.]
To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.
Syn. – To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn; ennoble.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dignify

DIGNIFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L., worthy; to make.]
1.
To invest with honor or dignity; to exalt in rank; to promote; to elevate to a high office.
2.
To honor; to make illustrious; to distinguish by some excellence, or that which gives celebrity.
Your worth will dignify our feast.