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dignify
verb dignifies, dignified, dignifying
    1. To make something impressive or dignified.
      Thesaurus: honour, distinguish, glorify, ennoble, elevate, raise, promote, exalt, aggrandize, apotheosize; Antonym: degrade, demean.
    2. To make something seem more important or impressive than it is.
Derivative: dignified
    Showing or consistent with dignity.
    Stately; noble; serious.
      Thesaurus: reserved, stately, majestic, distinguished, formal, august, upright, noble, honourable.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin dignus worthy + facere to make.



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