ennoble

English

Etymology

Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊbəl

Verb

ennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobles, present participle ennobling, simple past and past participle ennobled)

To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.

Synonyms

(bestow with nobility): elevate, invest, lord

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

To bestow with nobility, honour or grace

Bulgarian: облагородявам (bg) (oblagorodjavam)
French: anoblir (fr)
German: adeln (de)
Greek: εξευγενίζω (el) (exevgenízo)
Hungarian: nemesít (hu), megnemesít (hu)

Italian: nobilitare (it)
Maori: whakarangatira
Norwegian: adle (no)
Russian: облагораживать (ru) (oblagoraživatʹ)

to further process textile fabrics

German: veredeln (de)

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