Link Centre Dictionary

dignify

dig·nify

UK/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ US/ˈdɪɡnʌˌfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

confer dignity or honor upon

  • “He was dignified with a title”
Synonyms
2.

raise the status of

  • “I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer”

Origin

From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from dignus (“worthy”) + ficare (in comp.), facere (“to make”). See deign and fact.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.