dignify

verb

/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dignify	/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
he / she / it dignifies	/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz/
past simple dignified	/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/
past participle dignified	/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/
-ing form dignifying	/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/

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dignify somebody/something to make somebody/something seem impressive使有尊严；使崇高；使显贵；使增辉
- The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
dignify something to make something appear important when it is not really使显得堂皇；抬高…的身价；美化
- I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.我才不会理睬他的评论以抬高其身价呢。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French dignefier, from late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus ‘worthy’.

TOEFL BNC: 34575 COCA: 25877

dignify

To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...