dignify

Definition of dignify in English English dictionary: to honor
Your worth will dignify our feast. - B. Jonson.; to invest with dignity or honour; to exalt in rank; to give distinction to; {v} to advance, raise, exalt, prefer honor; To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor; raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer; To dignify something means to make it impressive. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster; disapproval If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment. to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are, especially by using a particular word to describe them dignify sb/sth with sth (dignifier, from dignus ); raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"; confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"; {f} honor; ennoble, exalt, aggrandize; raise, advance
dignified: Simple past tense and past participle of dignify
to dignify: ennoble
dignified: If you say that someone or something is dignified, you mean they are calm, impressive and deserve respect. He seemed a very dignified and charming man. behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation, which makes people respect you
dignified: {s} honorable, worthy of respect, impressive
dignified: {a} invested with honors, exalted
dignified: having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"
dignified: Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge
dignified: respectable
dignified: having or showing self-esteem
dignified: illustrious
dignifying: investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings

dignify

Hyphenation

dig·ni·fy

Turkish pronunciation

dîgnıfay

Synonyms

exalt, elevate, prefer, advance, honor, illustrate, adorn, ennoble, aggrandize, distinguish, erect, grace, magnify, promote, raise

Antonyms

belittle, condemn, degrade, demote, detract, disgrace, humiliate, insult, shame

Pronunciation

/ˈdəgnəˌfī/ /ˈdɪɡnəˌfaɪ/

Etymology

() From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare; Latin dignus (worthy) + ficare (in comp.), facere (to make). See deign, and fact.

Tenses

dignifies, dignifying, dignified

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