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词汇 dignify
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dignify

Word family noundignificationverbdignifyadjectivedignified
dig·ni·fy /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ verb (dignified, dignifying, dignifies) [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。
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Origin dignify
(1400-1500) Old French dignifier, from Latin dignus deserving admiration
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