- 1dignify somebody/something to make someone or something seem impressive The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.
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- 2dignify something to make something appear important when it is not really I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
dignify
verbNAmE//ˈdɪɡnəˌfaɪ//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dignify he / she / it dignifies
past simple dignified
-ing form dignifying
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