dignifying > define

verb

• Confer dignity or honor upon.
  • usage: "He was dignified with a title"
  • synonyms: ennoble, dignify
• Raise the status of.
  • usage: "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
  • synonyms: dignify

adjective

• Investing with dignity or honor.
  • usage: "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings"
  • synonyms: ennobling