as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind
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Recent Examples of ennoble
Foster soon won the Pritzker and was ennobled.
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
And, second, that ownership of great literature in its most talismanic form will ennoble you.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Dana Taylor: Thomas Jefferson, a founding father is ennobled in U.S. history books.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
And, second, that ownership of great literature in its most talismanic form will ennoble you.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Dana Taylor: Thomas Jefferson, a founding father is ennobled in U.S. history books.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ennoble
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The opportunity is real, but execution risk is elevated as competition intensifies across core markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Using quality rum and real sugar elevates the experience.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Wicked: For Good, which premieres on Nov. 21, the Oscar winner is also busy promoting Ne Zha II.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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On a societal level, bigger cars take up more public space, leaving less room for the livable, likeable city and promote urban sprawl.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Ennoble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ennoble. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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