ennoble

[ en-noh-buh l ]

/ ɛnˈnoʊ bəl /

to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt: a personality ennobled by true generosity.

to confer a title of nobility on.

Origin of ennoble

1425–75; late Middle English ennobelen < Middle French, Old French ennoblir. See en-¹, noble

en·no·ble·ment, noun en·no·bler, noun en·no·bling·ly, adverb un·en·no·bled, adjective

un·en·no·bling, adjective

So guided and inspired, he will refine, purify, and ennoble the life of his fellow-men.

Beyond |Henry Seward Hubbard
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater 50 ennoble it.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood
No political constitution can ennoble knaves; no privileges can assist them; no possessions enrich them.

Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne |John Ruskin
He was also doubtless in possession of intelligence, and much that goes to ennoble man.

The Plan of Salvation |John Morgan

How may the study of the martyrs' lives purify, strengthen, and ennoble our lives?

Sketches of the Covenanters |J. C. McFeeters

ennoble

/ (ɪˈnəʊbəl) /

to make noble, honourable, or excellent; dignify; exalt

to raise to a noble rank; confer a title of nobility upon

ennoblement, noun ennobler, noun ennobling, adjective