as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor
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President Carter dignified the office.
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
But party leaders are urging rank-and-file lawmakers to keep any protests dignified and to avoid bringing signs or props.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
But party leaders are urging rank-and-file lawmakers to keep any protests dignified and to avoid bringing signs or props.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dignify
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