Definition of Ennobles. Meaning of Ennobles. Synonyms of Ennobles

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Definition of Ennobles

Ennoble
Ennoble En*no"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ennobling.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.] 1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. ``Ennobling all that he touches.' --Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope. 2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.

Meaning of Ennobles from wikipedia

- Ennoblement is the conferring of nobility—the induction of an individual into the noble class. Currently only a few kingdoms still grant nobility to people;...
- their father's titles. It was a custom in China for the new dynasty to ennoble and enfeoff a member of the dynasty which they overthrew with a title of...
- the star As we train and we learn We shall ever remember Virtue alone ennobles Chorus:- Work and prayer are chosen way of life Hope and peace to gladden...
- from cavalry officer Lieutenant Nils Gunnarsson Haal (died 1680 or 1681), ennobled in 1652 with a change of name to "Gyllenhaal". The name "Gyllenhaal" originated...
- during colonial times. In 1738 Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, later ennobled as 1st Marquis of Pombal, began a career as the Portuguese Amb****ador in...
- central disc is in blue enamel, bearing the motto Virtus Nobilitat (Virtue Ennobles). The reverse central disc is plain golden, with the lion from the Netherlands...
- were occasionally ennobled until the country's defeat in the Second World War in 1945 (新華族, shin kazoku, lit. "the newly ennobled"). The system was abolished...
- Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised...
- through this marriage with musical theater storytelling, and in the process, ennobles the culture and the creators." A review in The Economist summed up the...
- including Latin, and traveller. She was the first woman in Sweden to have been ennobled for her own actions (1691). Born in Nyköping, Sweden, she was the child...