ennoble

English

Etymology

From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- +‎ noble.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbəl

Verb

ennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobl, present participle ing, simple past and past participle ennobled)

1. To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.

   Synonyms: elevate, invest, knight, lord

2. To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.

Derived terms

• ennobled
• ennoblement
• ennobler
• ennobling

 

Translations

To bestow with nobility, honour or grace

• Bulgarian: облагородявам (bg) (oblagorodjavam)
• French: anoblir (fr)
• German: adeln (de)
• Greek: εξευγενίζω (el) (exevgenízo)
• Hungarian: nemesít (hu), megnemesít (hu)
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• Italian: nobilitare (it)
• Maori: whakarangatira
• Norwegian: adle (no)
• Russian: облагораживать (ru) (oblagoraživatʹ)

to further process textile fabrics

• German: veredeln (de)
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