dignify
To make something sound better or more important than it is.
To make something seem more respectable, important, or acceptable than it really is, often by describing it in a more favorable way.
To make an event feel more important by being there or taking part.
To honor someone or something, or to give an occasion or role more dignity or importance, often by someone’s presence or participation.
To treat someone respectfully.
To treat someone in a way that shows respect and recognizes their value as a person.
- Base: dignify
- 3rd Person Singular: dignifies
- Present Participle: dignifying
- Past: dignified
dignify [an occasion/event] with your presence
1attend to honor an event
To go to an event and make it feel important.
- Thank you for dignifying our wedding with your presence.
- He finally dignified the meeting with his presence, twenty minutes late.
- Would you dignify the launch event with your presence next week?
- She dignified the ceremony with her presence.
dignify [something] with a response
1reply as if it’s worthy
To answer (or refuse to answer) because you think it isn’t worth it.
- She refused to dignify the insult with a response.
- Don’t dignify that comment with a response—just move on.
- He didn’t dignify the accusation with a response.
- I won’t dignify that rumor with a response.
dignify [something] with an answer
1give an answer unwillingly
To answer even though you think it isn’t worth answering.
- The company would not dignify the allegations with an answer.
- I’m not going to dignify that question with an answer.
- She dignified his complaint with an answer and then ended the call.
- He didn’t dignify the rude question with an answer.