To invest with a dignity or new title. (In later times often mockingly or humorously used.)
| 单词 | θ156613 |
| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennoble [verb (transitive)] > invest with rank or title (25) dubc1330 To invest with a dignity or new title. (In later times often mockingly or humorously used.) creea1400 To create. create?1457 Of a human agent. transitive. With object complement indicating a rank, title, or status: to invest (a person) with a particular function or… dignify1570 To invest with a dignity or honour; to exalt in rank; to confer a title of honour upon. ? Obsolete. title1609 transitive. To confer a title of honour or rank on (a person); to appoint (someone) to a position with a particular title. Usually with object… titulado1663 transitive. To confer on (a person) a title which is bogus or grandiose, or exists in name only. Cf. titulado, n. 2 3. insignize1678 transitive. To distinguish. Subcategories:— raise to a higher rank (1) — make into a queen (1) — make into a lord (5) — make into a baron (2) — dub (a knight) (9) |
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