dignify
verb/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dignify | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it dignifies | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple dignified | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle dignified | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form dignifying | /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- dignify somebody/something to make somebody/something seem impressive
- The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.
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- dignify something to make something appear important when it is not really
- I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French dignefier, from late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus ‘worthy’.
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