Definitions for dignify

dignify dig·ni·fy

Spelling: [dig-nuh-fahy]
IPA: /ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪ/

Dignify is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 66 anagrams from letters in dignify (dfgiiny).

Definitions for dignify

verb (used with object)

  1. to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  2. to give a high-sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon:

Origin of dignify

1375-1425; late Middle English dignifien Old French dignefier Medieval Latin dignificāre, equivalent to Latin dign(us) worthy + -ificāre -ify

Examples for dignify

And yet that is precisely what you dignify with the name of compensation.

Will it vindicate your memory, uphold your fame, and dignify your motives?

To elevate and dignify her is to elevate and dignify the world.

Nothing could dignify Pradon's play, as nothing could really degrade that of Racine.

One bit of woodland, however, was beginning to dignify the valley.

I can recollect no process which I should now dignify with the term of thought.

What we dignify by the name of reason is just as often a mere prompting of instinct.

I 'm not even going to dignify this letter by replying to it.

To call it a room was to dignify it by a title to which it could lay no real claim.

On the other hand, many people believe it is important to dignify official government business with a prayer.

Word Value for dignify
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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