ennoble

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈnoʊbəl/ UK /ɪˈnəʊbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to give a noble character to; to elevate in dignity or rank

Suffering can ennoble the spirit as well as crush it.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to give a noble character... dignify elevate exalt honor uplift glorify aggrandize

Opposites

degrade debase demean abase cheapen

Word family

Derived forms ennoblementennobler

Related forms noble nobility nobleness

Etymology

From en- (causative) + noble, from Old French noble, from Latin nobilis ('well-known, noble'), from noscere ('to know').

nobilis Latin noscere Latin *gneh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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# ennoble

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈnoʊbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈnəʊbəl/

## Meanings
1. to give a noble character to; to elevate in dignity or rank

## Examples
- Suffering can ennoble the spirit as well as crush it.

## Synonyms
- dignify
- elevate
- exalt
- honor
- uplift
- glorify
- aggrandize

## Antonyms
- degrade
- debase
- demean
- abase
- cheapen

## Derived Forms
- ennoblement
- ennobler

## Related Forms
- noble
- nobility
- nobleness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nobilis
- Root: noscere
- Root: *gneh₃-

## Etymology
From en- (causative) + noble, from Old French noble, from Latin nobilis ('well-known, noble'), from noscere ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Ennoble is from en- (causative) + noble, from Old French noble, from Latin nobilis ('well-known, noble'), from noscere ('to know'). In present-day use, it means to give a noble character to; to elevate in dignity or rank. Derived formations include ennoblement and ennobler. Related vocabulary includes noble, nobility, and nobleness.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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