dignify : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dignify	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dignify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dignify v confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" Synonym(s): ennoble, dignify raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dignify \Dig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. d[?][?]nificare; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See {Deign}, and {Fact}.] To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor. Your worth will dignity our feast. --B. Jonson. Syn: To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn; ennoble.