dignify

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/

Verb

dignify (dignifies, present participle dignifying; past and past participle dignified)

1. (transitive) To invest with dignity or honour.
   • 1616, Ben Jonson, Inviting A Friend To Supper

     Your worth will dignify our feast.

2. (transitive) To give distinction to.
3. (transitive) To exalt in rank.
4. (transitive, mostly, in the negative) To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.

   I will not dignify that comment with a response.

Synonyms

• exalt
• elevate
• prefer
• advance
• honor
• illustrate
• adorn
• ennoble

Antonyms

• demean
• humiliate
• mortify
• shame

Related terms

• dignity
• dignification
• dignified

Translations

• French: honorer

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