ennoble

Patriotism was ennobling, self-sacrifice was reflexive; heroism was rewarded, and everybody was proudly in this fight together.

Using religion as a cover for racism has long held this appeal for a simple reason: It puts an ennobling gloss on ugly feelings.

Her stoicism is all the more ennobling, given how much it costs her.

He stood down as an MP in 1992 and was ennobled as a cross-bench peer in the same year, despite his party's opposition to the Lords at the time.

Shostakovich’s detractors have accused him of ennobling Stalin while defenders have sought out subtle musical cues of dissent.