dignify

Meaning

  1. To invest with dignity or honour.
  2. To give distinction to.
  3. To exalt in rank.
  4. To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
Etymology

From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from dignus (“worthy”) + ficare (in comp.), facere (“to make”). See deign and fact.

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