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dignifies

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present tense third-person singular of dignify

as in elevates

to assign a high status or value to our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor

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Recent Examples of dignifies The recognizing states will have to step up, too, by making their security guarantees concrete and by helping shape a Palestinian state that does not threaten its neighbors and dignifies its people by providing functioning institutions and proper services. — Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025

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Those themes may not dominate her lyrical approach, but their presence provides a headier energy that grounds the album and elevates it a few steps above merely a consistent Afropop LP.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
This approach elevates authentic expertise over advertising, builds credibility with peers and creates content that is more trusted, more shareable and more influential in the buying process.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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But there is no doubt in my mind that the musical ennobles the previously more limited material, which is not often the case when Hollywood movies are scored and sung.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
The book’s post-apocalyptic setting ennobles its meditations on selfhood and finitude; the narrator’s search for perpetuity is lent an unshakable gravity by her circumstances.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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