DIGNIFIES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

dignifies

verb

Definition of dignifies next

present tense third-person singular of dignify

as in elevates

to assign a high status or value to our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor

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Recent Examples of dignifies The recognizing states will have to step up, too, by making their security guarantees concrete and by helping shape a Palestinian state that does not threaten its neighbors and dignifies its people by providing functioning institutions and proper services. —

Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025

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Everything about it elevates those themes of beauty and the beast within the city, within the culture, within what’s happening, and even within the heroes — that everyone is fighting this battle, even inside their own hearts at times.

— Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Nguyen’s striking direction in the scenes in which Kristen faces her future in the hospital elevates the maudlin material, especially after Kristen makes the choice to lose a leg in the hopes of snipping the cancer in the bud.

— Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026