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Webster 1913 Edition
Ennoble
En-no′ble
,Verb.
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.
What can
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.
ennoble
sots, or slaves, or cowards?Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.
Pope.
Syn. – To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ennoble
ENNO'BLE
, v.t.1.
To make noble; to raise to nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.2.
To dignify; to exalt; to aggrandize; to elevate in degree, qualities or excellence.What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
3.
To make famous or illustrious.