Synonyms for ennoble
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- v. 2
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
Related words
- Word family
- ennoblement ennobling
Forms
- Past participle
- ennobled
e.g. ennobled → dignified, raised, elevated, exalted…
Example sentences
- elevate Improved conditions elevate the human experience.
- exalt The party will continue to exalt their hero.
- dignify I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ennoble | steady | |
| elevate | rising | |
| exalt | rising | |
| dignify | steady | |
| aggrandize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lord1
- 5 letters
- raise1, honor2, exalt2
- 6 letters
- prefer2, honour2, knight1, invest2, gentle2, uplift2
- 7 letters
- advance2, promote2, elevate3, glorify3, magnify3, entitle3, dignify3
- 8 letters
- enthrone
- 10 letters
- aggrandize3, aggrandise, nobilitate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- anoblir
- Italiano
- nobilitare