dig·ni·fy /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ verb (dignified, dignifying) [transitiveT] IMPORTANTto make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are, especially by using a particular word to describe them 〔尤指通过使用某个词〕抬高…的身价,抬举dignify somebody/something with something I cannot dignify him with the name ‘physician’. 我不能用 “医生” 这个称呼来高抬他。
dignify• Slice was perched along the sides of a cleft in the mountains that couldn't be dignified by the name of valley.• A huge portrait of the couple dignified the living room wall.
dignify somebody/something with something• I'm not even going to dignify that last comment with a response.