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Etymology
1. ennoble
verb. ['ɪˈnoʊbəl'] confer dignity or honor upon.
Synonyms
- honor
- dignify
- reward
Antonyms
- curse
- bless
- descent
- decrease
Etymology
- ennoblen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ennoblir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Ennoble
- vontobel
- grenoble
- stroebel
- stroble
- strobel
- ignoble
- chernobyl
- immobile
- global
- zobel
- wrobel
- sobol
- soble
- sobil
- sobel
- schobel
- schauble
- roble
- robel
- mobile
- mobil
- lobel
- koebel
- koble
- kobel
- knoebel
- knoble
- knobel
- goebel
- goble
2. ennoble
verb. ['ɪˈnoʊbəl'] give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility.
Synonyms
- raise
- dub
- upgrade
- elevate
- baronetize
- baronetise
- entitle
- promote
- gentle
- kick upstairs
- lord
- advance
Antonyms
- female aristocrat
- bore
- fall
- lower
Etymology
- ennoblen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ennoblir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Sentences with ennoble
1. Verb, base form
The 16th-century English writer Samuel Johnson wrote, "A simile, to be perfect, must both illustrate and ennoble the subject."