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dignify meaning

EN[ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ]
  • VerbSGdignifiesPRdignifyingPT, PPdignifiedSUF-ify
    1. to invest with dignity or honour.
      1. to give distinction to.
        1. to exalt in rank.
          1. to honor.
            1. Your worth will dignify our feast. - B. Jonson.
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          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • I shan't dignify that with an answer. What a stupid question!
            • Aeolism, or the emphasis on the form or sound of words per se rather than on their meaning or sense, presently flourishes under many dignified guises.

        Meaning of dignify for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "dignify" is a verb.
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          1. Verbs
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