Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EN-NO'BLE
EN-NO'BLE, v.t. [Fr. ennoblir. See Noble.]
- To make noble; to raise to nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.
- To dignify; to exalt; to aggrandize; to elevate in degree, qualities or excellence. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Pope.
- To make famous or illustrious. Bacon.
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