ennoble
English
verb
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ennoblen derived from Old French ennoblir affix from English noble.
Origin
English
noble
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antinoble English
- disennoble English
- ennoblement English
- ennobler English
- noble English
- noblebright English
- nobleman English
- nobleness English
- nobler English
- noblewoman English
- nobly English
- nonnoble English
- unnoble English
- ennoblir French
- noble French
- ennoblen Middle English
- ennoblir Old French
- noble Old French