dignify

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de conferir honra, respeito ou um senso de importância a alguém ou algo, frequentemente apresentando algo como mais importante ou nobre do que realmente é.

A verb used to indicate the act of giving honor, respect, or a sense of worth to someone or something, often by making something seem more important or noble than it actually is.

1. Give honor or respectB2formal

   To make something seem worthy, honorable, or respectable.

   Dar dignidade

   • The ceremony dignified the occasion with its solemnity.
   • She refused to dignify his rude comment with a response.
   • The award dignified his years of hard work.

   Sinônimosaggrandizeelevateennobleexaltglorifyhonor

   Antônimosbelittledebasedegradedemeandenigratedeprecatediscreditdisgracehumiliateshame

2. Elevate in statusC1formal

   To give a higher status or importance to something or someone.

   Elevar

   • The new title dignified his position in the company.
   • They sought to dignify the profession through stricter standards.
   • The memorial was built to dignify the memory of the fallen soldiers.

   Sinônimosaggrandizedistinguishelevateennobleexaltglorifyhonoruplift

   Antônimosdebasedegradedemeandisgracehumiliate