dignify

Verb

Verb Forms: dignified, dignifying, dignifies

To make something seem worthy or noble.
confer dignity or honor upon
raise the status of
- "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
To invest with dignity or honour.
To give distinction to.
To exalt in rank.
To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.

Examples

A seven-letter bingo can DIGNIFY even the most humble collection of tiles.
I will not dignify that ignoble comment with a response.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from dignus (“worthy”) + ficare (in comp.), facere (“to make”). See deign and fact.

Synonyms

ennoble, adorn, advance, elevate, exalt, honor, illustrate, prefer

Antonyms

demean, humiliate, mortify, shame

Scrabble Score: 15

dignify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dignify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dignify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

dignify: valid Words With Friends Word