ennoble
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊbəl
[edit] Verb
ennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobles, present participle ennobling, simple past and past participle ennobled)
- To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace
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