ennoble C2+ Topic:Describing People 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give a noble character... dignifyelevateexalthonorupliftglorifyaggrandize ↔ Opposites degradedebasedemeanabasecheapen Word family Derived forms ennoblementennobler Related forms noblenobilitynobleness Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing People markdown