dignify

/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/

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Academic vocabulary

Word FrequencyCommon

Regularly used in writing and speech

Syllables3

Moderate complexity

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verb

1. To invest with dignity or honour.

2. To give distinction to.

3. To exalt in rank.

4. (chiefly in the negative) To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.

"I will not dignify that comment with a response."

Synonyms

≠ Antonyms

demean humiliate mortify shame

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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