ennobled; ennobling
i-ˈnō-b(ə-)liŋ 
e-ˈnō-
1
: to make noble : elevate
seemed ennobled by suffering
2
: to raise to the rank of nobility
Examples of ennoble in a Sentence
a life ennobled by suffering
Her skill and talent ennoble her profession.
He was ennobled by the queen.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Apr. 2025
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Foster soon won the Pritzker and was ennobled.
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The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Apr. 2025
Its main focus is ennobling the essence of lava as a driving force for innovation in a contemporary age, as well as celebrating its centuries-old Neapolitan craftsmanship that has led to the creation of scenographic spaces, settings and projects.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Foster soon won the Pritzker and was ennobled.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Ennoble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ennoble. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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