英语词汇“dignify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dignifydignify /ˈdɪgnəˌfaɪ/ verb (dignifies, dignified, dignifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdignify

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French dignifier, from Latin dignus deserving admiration

VERB TABLE

dignify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dignify
	he, she, it	dignifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dignified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dignified
	he, she, it	has dignified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dignified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dignify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dignified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dignifying
	he, she, it	is dignifying
	you, we, they	are dignifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was dignifying
	you, we, they	were dignifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dignifying
	he, she, it	has been dignifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dignifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dignifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dignifying

to react to or treat something in a way that makes it seem good, impressive, or important: A huge portrait dignified the living room wall.dignify somebody/something with something I’m not even going to dignify that last comment with a response.