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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Parker is lovely, dignifying even the rote moments like Doris flipping through a family photo album or watching a childhood home video, her melancholy edging into guilt.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
Trump has said his lawyers advised him not to dignify the first trial by attending it.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
And Martin apparently isn’t going to dignify the situation with an answer.
—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
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
Trump has said his lawyers advised him not to dignify the first trial by attending it.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
And Martin apparently isn’t going to dignify the situation with an answer.
—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
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“Dignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignify. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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