dignify

dignify
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.]make (something) seem worthy and impressive
    使显得有尊严;给…增光
    the Americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony.
    美国人用仪式给他们的启程添上了些许庄严色彩。
    ■(常作 be dignified)give an impressive name to (someone or something that one considers worthless)
    将(被认为无用的人或物)变得崇高,(用夸大的名称)使显得堂皇,抬高…的身价
    dumps are increasingly dignified as landfills.
    垃圾堆越来越多地用上了一个好听的名字叫废渣填埋地。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French dignefier, from late Latin dignificare, from Latin dignus 'worthy'
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