ensoul

verb

Definition of ensoulnext
as in to ennoble

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  1. ennoble
  2. enrich
  3. uplift
  4. illumine
Verb
  • The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
  • These days, college football can look more like the vast military industrial complex than any ennobling pursuit.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of ennoble
Verb
  • Let go of anything — belongings, jobs, relationships — that no longer serves, fulfills or enriches you.
    Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Let go of anything -- belongings, jobs, relationships -- that no longer serves, fulfills or enriches you.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of enrich
Verb
  • Their projects will also become part of the organization’s permanent collection, furthering its commitment to uplifting misrepresented voices.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Barger said Trump’s visit would uplift the local community suffering from the wildfire’s damage.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of uplift
Verb
  • The bar was illumined by candles and an uplit line of mostly esoteric liquors along the full-length mirror against the back wall.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
  • In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.
    Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of illumine
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