dignify

Meaning

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

Synonyms

ennoble

honour

revere

exalt

honor

venerate

glorify

grace

show off

abide by

celebrate

beautiful

lionize

look up to

magnify

observe

price

respect

aggrandize

elevate

commemorate

reverence

Translations

onorare

dignificar

ehren

dignificar

honorer

μεγαλύνω

dignificar

εξυψώνω

honrar

agasajar

ennoblecer

vereren

nobilitare

enaltir

ağırbaşlı

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.