ennoble
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·no·ble /ɪˈnəʊbəl $ ɪˈnoʊ-/ verb [transitive] formal 1 IMPROVEto improve your character 使〔某人〕高尚；使〔某人〕崇高 art which ennobles the human race 使人类更为崇高的艺术2. PGOto make someone a member of the nobility (=the people in society who have a high rank, such as princes etc) 封〔某人〕为贵族 —ennoblement noun [uncountable] —ennobling adjective→ See Verb table
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ennoble• Lords of Appeal in Ordinary - Law Lords - receive life baronies on appointment unless they are already ennobled.• There was something ennobling about it.• He ennobled everything he touched with his brush or his pencil.• The Smiths are a synopsis of pain, a resolution - awkwardness and alienation ennobled, given poise.• The Foley family were ennobled in 1711-12.• In any case, in the movie Tolins and Bass took the easier, more ennobling route.en·no·ble verbChineseSyllable
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ennoble
en‧no‧ble /ɪˈnəʊbəl $ ɪˈnoʊ-/
verb [transitive usually passive] formal
1. to improve your character:
art which ennobles the human race
2. to make someone a member of the nobility (=the people in society who have a high rank, such as princes etc)
—ennoblement noun [uncountable]
—ennobling adjective
en‧no‧ble /ɪˈnəʊbəl $ ɪˈnoʊ-/
verb [transitive usually passive] formal1. to improve your character:
2. to make someone a member of the nobility (=the people in society who have a high rank, such as princes etc)
—ennoblement noun [uncountable]
—ennobling adjective