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1 dignificar
• dignify• exalt• glorifiable• gloriole -
2 rendir honor a
• dignify• do honor to• do honour to• pay regard to• pay rent for• pay respect to• pay reverence• reverberative• reverence• venerate -
3 dignificar
v.to dignify.* * *1 to dignify* * *VT to dignify* * *verbo transitivoa) ( ennoblecer)b) ( dar categoría a) to dignify* * *= exalt.Ex. He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( ennoblecer)b) ( dar categoría a) to dignify* * *= exalt.Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
* * *dignificar [A2 ]vt1(ennoblecer): el trabajo dignifica al hombre work gives man dignity o self-respectacciones que dignifican a una persona acts that ennoble a person2 (dar categoría a) to dignify* * *
dignificar verbo transitivo to dignify
* * *dignificar vtto dignify;una mujer que dignificó la profesión de enfermera a woman who enhanced o improved the status of the nursing profession;la sinceridad con que habla lo dignifica the sincerity of his words lends him dignity* * *v/t dignify* * *dignificar {72} vt: to dignify -
4 ennoblecer
v.1 to ennoble, to dignify (person).esas acciones lo ennoblecen these actions do him credit2 to exalt, to uplift, to ennoble.* * *1 to ennoble2 figurado (dignificar) to do honour (US honor) to, be a credit to3 figurado (dar distinción) to add distinction, add refinement1 to become noble* * *VT1) (=hacer noble) to ennoble2) (=adornar) to embellish* * ** * *= uplift, ennoble.Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.Ex. If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.* * ** * *= uplift, ennoble.Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.
Ex: If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.* * *ennoblecer [E3 ]vt‹persona› to ennoble ( frml)ese gesto tan generoso lo ennoblece such a noble gesture does him creditlas cortinas de seda ennoblecen la habitación the silk curtains lend an air of distinction to the roomeste estilo sobrio ennoblece la fachada this sober style adds dignity to the façade* * *ennoblecer vt1. [persona] to ennoble, to dignify;estas acciones lo ennoblecen these actions do him credit;tratan de ennoblecer la profesión de artista de circo they seek to dignify the profession of circus performer2. [lugar]las alfombras persas ennoblecen la estancia the Persian carpets give the room a grand air* * *v/t ennoble* * *ennoblecer {53} vt1) : to ennoble2) : to embellish -
5 nobilizar
VT to enhance, dignify, ennoble -
6 distinguir
• characterize• detect• differentiate• dignify• distinguish• draw a distinction• individuality• individually• make a distinction• make orthographical errors• make out a bill• mark out• perceive• single out• singularize• tell against• tell apart between -
7 honrar
• avow• dignify• do justice to• pay too much• pay under protest -
8 reverenciar
• bow to• dignify• hold in regard• hold in store for• reverberative• reverence• venerate -
9 honestar
v.1 to honor, to dignify.2 to excuse, to palliate.
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dignify — dig ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. dignificare; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See {Deign}, and {Fact}.] To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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