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dignify+(verb)

  • 1 dignify

    transitive verb
    1) (make stately) Würde verleihen (+ Dat.)
    2) (give distinction to) Glanz verleihen (+ Dat.); auszeichnen [Person]
    3) (give grand title to) aufwerten (fig.)
    * * *
    dig·ni·fy
    <- ie->
    [ˈdɪgnɪfaɪ]
    vt
    ▪ to \dignify sth etw Würde verleihen
    it would be a crime to \dignify this rhyme with the label of poetry es wäre eine Schande, diese Zeilen in den Rang eines Gedichts zu erheben
    to \dignify an occasion einem festlichen Ereignis Glanz verleihen
    * * *
    ['dIgnIfaɪ]
    vt
    ehren, auszeichnen

    to dignify sb/sth with the name of... — jdn/etw mit dem anspruchsvollen Namen... belegen

    * * *
    dignify [-faı] v/t
    1. ehren, auszeichnen
    2. zieren, schmücken
    3. Würde verleihen (dat)
    4. pej hochtrabend benennen ( with mit)
    * * *
    transitive verb
    1) (make stately) Würde verleihen (+ Dat.)
    2) (give distinction to) Glanz verleihen (+ Dat.); auszeichnen [Person]
    3) (give grand title to) aufwerten (fig.)
    * * *
    v.
    ehren v.

    English-german dictionary > dignify

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  • dignify — ► VERB (dignifies, dignified) ▪ cause to be or appear impressive or worthy of respect. ORIGIN Latin dignificare, from dignus worthy …   English terms dictionary

  • dignify — verb (T) to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are by using a particular word to describe them: dignify sb/sth with: I cannot dignify him with the name physician …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dignify — verb a) to invest with dignity or honour Your worth will dignify our feast. B. Jonson. b) to give distinction to Syn: exalt, elevate …   Wiktionary

  • dignify — verb shall we dignify their arrival with some music? Syn: ennoble, enhance, distinguish, add distinction to, honor, grace, exalt, magnify, glorify, elevate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • dignify — verb (dignifies, dignifying, dignified) make (something) seem worthy and impressive. ↘give an impressive name to (someone or something unworthy of it). Origin ME: from OFr. dignefier, from late L. dignificare, from L. dignus worthy …   English new terms dictionary

  • dignify — [[t]dɪ̱gnɪfaɪ[/t]] dignifies, dignifying, dignified 1) VERB To dignify something means to make it impressive. [LITERARY] [V n] It is the function of tragic literature to dignify sorrow and disaster... [V n] The gatepost was dignified by the… …   English dictionary

  • dignify — UK [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ] / US [ˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms dignify : present tense I/you/we/they dignify he/she/it dignifies present participle dignifying past tense dignified past participle dignified to make something or someone seem more… …   English dictionary

  • dignify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English dignifien, from Middle French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus worthy more at decent Date: 15th century 1. to give distinction to ; ennoble …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dignify — dig|ni|fy [ dıgnı,faı ] verb transitive to make something or someone seem more important than they really are: I won t dignify his abuse by reacting to it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dignify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ennoble, exalt, distinguish. See repute. Ant., degrade, disgrace. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exalt, elevate, ennoble, glorify; see praise 1 , promote 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. elevate,… …   English dictionary for students

  • dignify — /ˈdɪgnəfaɪ / (say dignuhfuy) verb (t) (dignified, dignifying) 1. to confer honour or dignity upon; honour; ennoble. 2. to give high sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon. {Medieval Latin dignificāre, from Latin digni worthy …  

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