Dignifies [verb]

It is thus that they dignify human nature and glorify human effort, and bring to those who struggle hope and trust.

She seemed to dignify with her presence whatever happened to be going on, and made it worth while.

Such a mode of proceeding costs us little, but tends much to dignify and exalt us.

Incidentally teachers themselves, by thinking more nobly of their tasks, can do much to dignify their calling.

The bearing of the new Abbot served of itself to dignify a ceremonial which was deprived of all other attributes of grandeur.

The prelate from Ghent, no doubt a common priest, that the lieutenant undertook to dignify, slipped directly out of my mind.

Let us, then, have the honor of introducing her to that rank, the very highest position in which she would grace and dignify.

Their very presence was enough to sanctify, dignify, and make illustrious any house wherein they might dwell.

He could not understand why anyone should dignify mere low ridges and irregular, rolling hills with the name of mountains.

It may be such as to make the self small, or such as to exalt and dignify the self.