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ennoble

[en-noh-buhl] / ɛnˈnoʊ bəl /
VERB
honor
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One of U2’s enduring strengths has been the way its songs ennoble yearning and turbulence.

From New York Times

He was ennobled as a British peer the following year.

From New York Times

Fort Bragg in North Carolina would be christened Fort Liberty as a reminder of the values that ennoble military service.

From Washington Post

In “Horse,” though, Lexington is ennobled by art and science, and roars back from obscurity to achieve the high status of metaphor.

From New York Times

Nothing can quite convey the devastation of those who knew and loved “the fallen,” a euphemism that ennobles their sacrifice but also fails to capture the awfulness of violent death.

From Washington Post