ennoble
verb/ɪˈnəʊbəl/
Etymology From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.
1
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- We’d like to believe that suffering instructs and ennobles.2020, Francine Prose, “Has Trump learned anything from Covid-19? Absolutely not”, in The Grauniad:
- There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise.2024 July 24, Christian Wolmar, “Rail Minister Hendy has a tough job... but the skills to succeed”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 44:
2
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
- Derived terms
- disennoble, ennobled, ennoblement, ennobler, ennobling