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ennoble

Pronunciation: /ɪˈnəʊb(ə)l, ɛn-/
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Definition of ennoble

verb

[with object]
  • 1give (someone) a noble rank or title: they receive life baronies on appointment unless they are already ennobled
  • 2lend greater dignity or nobility of character to:the theatre is a moral instrument to ennoble the mind

Derivatives

ennoblement

noun

Origin:

late 15th century (formerly also as innoble): from French ennoblir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + noble 'noble'

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