ennoble
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- noble.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɪˈnəʊbəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊbəl
Verb
editennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobles, present participle ennobling, simple past and past participle ennobled)
- To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- 2024 July 24, Christian Wolmar, “Rail Minister Hendy has a tough job... but the skills to succeed”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 44:
- There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise.
- To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editTo bestow with nobility, honour or grace
|
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms prefixed with en-
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/əʊbəl
- Rhymes:English/əʊbəl/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English terms with quotations
- en:Nobility