verb (used with object), en·no·bled, en·no·bling.
- to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt: a personality ennobled by true generosity.
- to confer a title of nobility on.
verb (tr)
- to make noble, honourable, or excellent; dignify; exalt
- to raise to a noble rank; confer a title of nobility upon
late 15c. (implied in ennobled), from Middle French ennoblir; see en- (1) + noble (adj.). Related: Ennobling.