ennoblir

ɛnɔbliʁ

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Definition of ennoblir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

dignitérendre plus noble, plus digne ou plus élevé

La lecture ennoblit l'esprit et élève l'âme.

dignifier

élever

titre

Dated

donner un titre de noblesse à quelqu'un

Dated

Le roi ennoblit le chevalier pour ses services rendus.

anoblir

titulariser

textile

TECH.

traiter un tissu pour améliorer son aspect et sa valeur

TECH.

L'usine ennoblit les tissus par impression et satinage.

apprêter

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Origin of ennoblir

français, en- (préfixe) + noble (noble) + -ir (suffixe verbal)

Terms with ennoblir included in their meaning

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élever

âme

ennoblir moralement, rendre plus noble

dignifier

ennoblir

rendre respectable et honorable

Examples of ennoblir in a sentence

Ce sacrifice a ennobli toute sa famille.
Napoléon a ennobli plusieurs officiers méritants.
La reine a décidé d’ennoblir ce grand explorateur.
On ennoblit ce coton pour le rendre plus doux et brillant.
Cette entreprise ennoblit la laine avant la confection des costumes.

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English:ennoble, make noble, ...
German:veredeln, in den Adelsstand erheben, ...
Italian:nobilitare, raffinare, ...
Spanish:ennoblecer, conferir un título nobiliario, ...
Portuguese:enobrecer, ennobrecer, ...
Chinese:使高尚, 封为贵族, ...
Japanese:高める, 爵位を授ける, ...
Arabic:رفع شأن, أنعم عليه بلقب نبيل, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲצִיל, לְהַעֲנִיק תּוֹאַר אֲצִילוּת, ...
Russian:облагораживать, жаловать в дворянство, ...
Ukrainian:зробити шляхетнішим, надавати дворянство, ...
Catalan:ennoblir, concedir un títol nobiliari, ...
Danish:adle, efterbehandle, ...
Dutch:verheffen, adelen, ...
Greek:ανυψώνω, απονέμω τίτλο ευγενείας, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យថ្លៃថ្នូរ, ផ្តល់ឋានៈអភិជនដល់, ...
Korean:고귀하게 하다, 귀족 칭호를 주다, ...
Polish:uszlachetnić, nadać tytuł szlachecki, ...
Portuguese (BR):enobrecer, nobilitar, ...
Romanian:a înnobila, a valorifica, ...
Swedish:förädla, textilförädla, ...
Thai:ยกระดับจิตใจ, พระราชทานบรรดาศักดิ์, ...
Turkish:yüceltmek, asalet unvanı vermek, ...
Vietnamese:làm cao quý, phong tước, ...

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