dignify

• 动词，指给予某人或某事物荣誉、尊重或使其显得更有价值、更崇高，常指使某事物看起来比实际更重要或更高尚。

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.

   赋予尊严

   • 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.

   同义词aggrandizeelevateennobleexaltglorifyhonor

   反义词belittledebasedegradedemeandenigratedeprecatediscreditdisgracehumiliateshame

2. Elevate in statusC1formal

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

   提升地位

   • 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.

   同义词aggrandizedistinguishelevateennobleexaltglorifyhonoruplift

   反义词debasedegradedemeandisgracehumiliate