ennoble

1. V-T To ennoble someone or something means to make them more dignified and morally better. 使高貴; 使崇高[文學性]

...the enduring fundamental principles of life that ennoble mankind. ...經久不衰的生活基本準則，讓人類彰顯高尚。

2. ennoblingADJ

...the ennobling and civilizing power of education. ...教育使人高尚、文明開化的力量。

3. V-T If someone is ennobled, they are made a member of a country's nobility. 封爲貴族; 封爵[正式] [usu passive]

...the son of a financier who had been ennobled. ...已獲封爵的金融家之子。