Synonyms for dignify
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Exalt — to invest with dignity or honour
exalt, honor US, honour UK, aggrandize, aggrandise UK, glorify, praise, magnify, illustrate, laud, eulogize, eulogise UK, extol, revere, idolize, idolise UK, enthrone formal, lionize UK US, lionise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To invest with dignity or honour.
- v. 2
To give distinction to.
- v. 3
To exalt in rank.
Related words
- Word family
- dignification dignified dignity
Forms
- Past participle
- dignified
e.g. dignified → exalted, honor'd, aggrandized, glorified…
Example sentences
- glorify There are economic systems that don't glorify money.
- magnify You can use a magnifying glass to magnify small text.
- exalt The party will continue to exalt their hero.
- promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.
- elevate Improved conditions elevate the human experience.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dignify | steady | |
| glorify | rising | |
| magnify | rising | |
| exalt | rising | |
| aggrandize | steady | |
| promote | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- laud1
- 5 letters
- raise1, honor2, grace1, erect2, adorn2, exalt2, extol2
- 6 letters
- prefer2, honour2, praise1, invest2, uplift2, enrich2, revere2
- 7 letters
- advance2, promote2, elevate3, glorify3, magnify3, idolize3, idolise, ennoble3, lionize3, lionise
- 8 letters
- eulogize3, enthrone, eulogise
- 9 letters
- signalize, signalise
- 10 letters
- illustrate3, aggrandize3, aggrandise, nobilitate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).