as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor
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And Martin apparently isn’t going to dignify the situation with an answer.
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Zelensky left the Security Council following his remarks to the world body, declining a faceoff with Lavrov, as neither official appeared interested in dignifying the other with his presence.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Karloff glides through the film with his sage presence, dignifying the air around him.
—Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Wade brought her distress over the situation to her therapist, got off social media and refused to dignify the rumors.
—Jewly Hight, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Zelensky left the Security Council following his remarks to the world body, declining a faceoff with Lavrov, as neither official appeared interested in dignifying the other with his presence.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Karloff glides through the film with his sage presence, dignifying the air around him.
—Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Wade brought her distress over the situation to her therapist, got off social media and refused to dignify the rumors.
—Jewly Hight, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Dignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignify. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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