Англо-русский словарь - dignify
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dignify
v.
1) придавать достоинство; облагораживать
2) удостаивать
3) величать; удостаивать имени he dignifies his few books by the name of library - он именует свои несколько книг библиотекой
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1.
v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 give dignity or distinction to. 2 ennoble; make worthy or illustrious. 3 give the form or appearance of dignity to (dignified the house with the name of mansion). Etymology: obs. F dignifier f. OF dignefier f. LL dignificare f. dignus worthy ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
transitive verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English dignifien, from Middle French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus worthy — more at decent Date: 15th century 1. to give distinction to ; ennoble 2. to confer dignity upon; also to give undue attention or status to won't ~ that remark with a reply ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
(dignifies, dignifying, dignified) 1. To dignify something means to make it impressive. (LITERARY) Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster... VERB: V n 2. If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable. We won’t dignify this kind of speculation with a comment... VERB: V n c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ v to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are by using a particular word to describe them (dignify sb/sth with) (I cannot dignify him with the name `physician'.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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