dignifyv.

/ˈdɪɡnɪfʌɪ/

Etymology: < Old French dignefier, dignifier, < medieval Latin dignificāre , < dignus worthy + -ficāre : see -fy suffix.

a. transitive. To make worthy or illustrious; to confer dignity or honour upon; to ennoble, honour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > give honour to [verb (transitive)]

wortheOE

i-worthOE

menskc1225

athelec1275

aworthyc1275

honoura1325

furtherc1374

honesta1382

worship1389

gloryc1400

dignifya1530

worthy1532

endue1565

enhonour1571

to do (a person or thing) the honour?1572

deign1579

honorify1606

famous1622

blazon1815

to do a person proud1819

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)]

heavec825

higheOE

brightenOE

clarifya1340

glorifya1340

enhancec1374

stellifyc1384

biga1400

exalt?a1400

raisea1400

shrinea1400

to bear up?a1425

enhighc1440

erect?a1475

assumec1503

amount1523

dignifya1530

to set up1535

extol1545

enthronize1547

augment1567

sublimate?1567

sublime1568

assumptc1571

begoda1576

royalize1589

suscitate1598

swell1601

consecrate1605

realize1611

reara1616

sphere1615

ingreata1620

superexalta1626

soara1627

ascend1628

rise1628

embroider1629

apotheose1632

grandize1640

engreaten1641

engrandizea1652

mount1651

intronificate1653

magnificent1656

superposit1661

grandify1665

heroify1677

apotheosize1695

enthrone1699

aggrandize1702

pantheonize1801

hoist1814

princify1847

queen1880

heroize1887

a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. CCx Illumyned & dignyfyed of Chryst.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 22 Such a day..Came not till now to dignifie the times Since Cæsars fortunes.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxxiv. sig. F2^v He that writes of you, if he can tell, That you are you, so dignifies his story.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 940 Us his prime Creatures, dignifi'd so high, Set over all his Works.

1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 141 No Turbots dignify my boards.

1798 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) iv. 194 As accent dignifies the syllable on which it is laid, and makes it more distinguished by the ear than the rest.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) Introd. 16 There arose to dignify the struggle the moral principle which all this time it had wanted.

b. To render majestic or stately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > invest with splendour > render majestic or stately

dignify1749

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas IV. xi. v. 133 He would write as well as he speaks, if, in order to dignify his stile, he did not affect expressions which render it stiff and obscure.

c1790 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost i. 689 How an act or image, vulgar and ordinary in itself, may be dignified by mere force of diction.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxiii. 181 Then Pallas..dignified his form With added amplitude.

c. In lighter use: To represent as worthy (by implication, as worthier than it is); to give a high-sounding name or title to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > represent as exalted

dignify1750

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 106 Yet giues hee not till iudgement guide his bounty, Nor dignifies an impare thought with breath.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense Let. Aristotle 80 in Scepsis Scientifica 'Tis usual for Men to dignifie what they have bestowed pains upon.]

1750 H. Walpole Let. 22 Dec. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) II. 403 You will think my letters are absolute jest-and-story-books, unless you..dignify them with the title of Walpoliana.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 128 The science of books, for so bibliography is sometimes dignified.

1896 N.E.D. at Dignify Mod. A school dignified with the name of a college.

†2. To invest with a dignity or honour; to exalt in rank; to confer a title of honour upon. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennoble [verb (transitive)] > invest with rank or title

dubc1330

creea1400

create?1457

dignify1570

title1609

titulado1663

insignize1678

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 7/2 Emperours in auncient tyme haue dignified them in titles.

1662 T. Blount Boscobel (new ed.) ii. 20 The Earl of Southampton..with much merit, dignifi'd with the great Office of Lord high Treasurer.

1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 105 Nor ought Sons of the Nobility to be Dignified..with less than the Title of Honourable, as being their due by Birth-Right.

Derivatives

ˈdignifying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > [adjective] > bringing credit or honour (to)

honest1340

worshipful1340

honourable?a1400

graceful1595

honorary1606

dignifying1630

creditablea1639

creditable1655

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > conferring of honour

menskinga1400

dignationc1450

extolling1558

enhancement1577

dignification1584

dignifying1630

distinction1715

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 101 The Grand-Seignior never nameth us with dignifying titles.

1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 81 Those dignifying circumstances..belong onely to such doctrines [etc.].

1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 82 That seale with those quarterings and dignifyings wherewith you blazon it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	dignify
释义	dignifyv. /ˈdɪɡnɪfʌɪ/ Etymology: < Old French dignefier, dignifier, < medieval Latin dignificāre , < dignus worthy + -ficāre : see -fy suffix. 1. a. transitive. To make worthy or illustrious; to confer dignity or honour upon; to ennoble, honour. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > give honour to [verb (transitive)] wortheOE i-worthOE menskc1225 athelec1275 aworthyc1275 honoura1325 furtherc1374 honesta1382 worship1389 gloryc1400 dignifya1530 worthy1532 endue1565 enhonour1571 to do (a person or thing) the honour?1572 deign1579 honorify1606 famous1622 blazon1815 to do a person proud1819 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] heavec825 higheOE brightenOE clarifya1340 glorifya1340 enhancec1374 stellifyc1384 biga1400 exalt?a1400 raisea1400 shrinea1400 to bear up?a1425 enhighc1440 erect?a1475 assumec1503 amount1523 dignifya1530 to set up1535 extol1545 enthronize1547 augment1567 sublimate?1567 sublime1568 assumptc1571 begoda1576 royalize1589 suscitate1598 swell1601 consecrate1605 realize1611 reara1616 sphere1615 ingreata1620 superexalta1626 soara1627 ascend1628 rise1628 embroider1629 apotheose1632 grandize1640 engreaten1641 engrandizea1652 mount1651 intronificate1653 magnificent1656 superposit1661 grandify1665 heroify1677 apotheosize1695 enthrone1699 aggrandize1702 pantheonize1801 hoist1814 princify1847 queen1880 heroize1887 a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. CCx Illumyned & dignyfyed of Chryst. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 22 Such a day..Came not till now to dignifie the times Since Cæsars fortunes. View more context for this quotation 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxxiv. sig. F2^v He that writes of you, if he can tell, That you are you, so dignifies his story. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 940 Us his prime Creatures, dignifi'd so high, Set over all his Works. View more context for this quotation 1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 141 No Turbots dignify my boards. 1798 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) iv. 194 As accent dignifies the syllable on which it is laid, and makes it more distinguished by the ear than the rest. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) Introd. 16 There arose to dignify the struggle the moral principle which all this time it had wanted. b. To render majestic or stately. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > invest with splendour > render majestic or stately dignify1749 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas IV. xi. v. 133 He would write as well as he speaks, if, in order to dignify his stile, he did not affect expressions which render it stiff and obscure. c1790 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost i. 689 How an act or image, vulgar and ordinary in itself, may be dignified by mere force of diction. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxiii. 181 Then Pallas..dignified his form With added amplitude. c. In lighter use: To represent as worthy (by implication, as worthier than it is); to give a high-sounding name or title to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > represent as exalted dignify1750 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 106 Yet giues hee not till iudgement guide his bounty, Nor dignifies an impare thought with breath. View more context for this quotation 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense Let. Aristotle 80 in Scepsis Scientifica 'Tis usual for Men to dignifie what they have bestowed pains upon.] 1750 H. Walpole Let. 22 Dec. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) II. 403 You will think my letters are absolute jest-and-story-books, unless you..dignify them with the title of Walpoliana. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 128 The science of books, for so bibliography is sometimes dignified. 1896 N.E.D. at Dignify Mod. A school dignified with the name of a college. †2. To invest with a dignity or honour; to exalt in rank; to confer a title of honour upon. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennoble [verb (transitive)] > invest with rank or title dubc1330 creea1400 create?1457 dignify1570 title1609 titulado1663 insignize1678 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 7/2 Emperours in auncient tyme haue dignified them in titles. 1662 T. Blount Boscobel (new ed.) ii. 20 The Earl of Southampton..with much merit, dignifi'd with the great Office of Lord high Treasurer. 1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 105 Nor ought Sons of the Nobility to be Dignified..with less than the Title of Honourable, as being their due by Birth-Right. Derivatives ˈdignifying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > [adjective] > bringing credit or honour (to) honest1340 worshipful1340 honourable?a1400 graceful1595 honorary1606 dignifying1630 creditablea1639 creditable1655 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > conferring of honour menskinga1400 dignationc1450 extolling1558 enhancement1577 dignification1584 dignifying1630 distinction1715 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 101 The Grand-Seignior never nameth us with dignifying titles. 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 81 Those dignifying circumstances..belong onely to such doctrines [etc.]. 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 82 That seale with those quarterings and dignifyings wherewith you blazon it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.a1530
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