ensouled

verb

past tense of ensoul
as in ennobled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensouled
  1. ennobled
  2. uplifted
  3. enriched
  4. lifted
  5. enlightened
  6. illumined
  7. educated
  8. elevated
Verb
  • The entire production is ennobled by his gift for listening actively to scene partners rather than waiting for his turn to speak.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At number 38, the extraordinary Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves—built by one Pierre Maurel, a cloth trader who was ennobled and became provincial treasurer, is worth a closer look.
    — Kate Maxwell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
Definition of ennobled
Verb
  • Yet all three men remain optimistic despite the odds, sure that Americans would rather feel hopeful than defeated, uplifted rather than downtrodden.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But her undeniable popularity also uplifted national pride at a time when wounds from the 1982 Malvinas War were still fresh and the country’s return to democracy firmed its footing.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of uplifted
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  • Its minerals also show evidence of interaction with fluids enriched in oxygen-18, a heavier form of oxygen.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Case studies get enriched with interview recordings, sales decks are always personalized and highly relevant.
    — Tobias Fischer, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of enriched
Verb
  • Problems first began to erupt at Vista in early 2024 when providers were not getting paid on time and the Illinois Department of Public Health lifted Vista’s Level II trauma center status for the first time.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • No injuries were reported, and the order was lifted after police said there was no ongoing threat.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • To read the popular press of the time is not invariably to be impressed by the sober and enlightened attitude of that era’s journalists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of enlightened
Verb
  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of illumined
Verb
  • The women were healthy, well educated, and Swedish, so the results may not apply to everyone.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • You are not educated to understand what your endorsement means to so many life long fans and good people that are fighting antisemitism and hatred for thousands of years.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • The most historic victories have come at Viejas Arena as Fisher and Dutcher elevated the program to national relevance, but many of its greatest individual moments were at 3500 Sports Arena Blvd.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Expectations were elevated into the print, thanks to Cardinal shares closing Wednesday at a record high and its two main rivals, Cencora and McKesson , reporting better-than-expected results within the past 24 hours.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of elevated
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“Ensouled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensouled. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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