ennoblize
English
Etymology
en- + noble + -ize
Alternative forms
- ennoblise
Verb
ennoblize (third-person singular simple present ennoblizes, present participle ennoblizing, simple past and past participle ennoblized)
- (rare) To ennoble.
- 1906, The Lafayette Weekly - Volume 33, page 225:
- Our problem is to force out the fascination of this present-day externalism, and our only solution lies in the centering of our desire and faith upon that wealth and luxury that ennoblizes and endures the luxury of a clean, honest life, the wealth of a worthier conception of the ends and purposes of life.
- 1966, Ralph Knevet, Amy Marie Charles, The Shorter Poems of Ralph Knevet, page 61:
- Hee Britaine shall ennoblize with his witt,
- 2010, James R. Keller, Queer (Un)Friendly Film and Television, page 163:
- On this subject the deviations from the novel actually serve to ennoblize George at the same time that they remove him as the center of interest.
- (rare) To protect (a metal) from oxidation.
- 2011, R. Winston Revie, Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, page 869:
- A more recent innovation utilizes small patches applied directly to the titanium base metal surrounding the crevice in order to ennoblize the occluded titanium within the crevice.
- 2013, Lloyd H. Hihara, Ralph P.I. Adler, Ronald M. Latanision, Environmental Degradation of Advanced and Traditional Engineering Materials, page 144:
- The protection appears to be of a galvanic nature, where the platinum group metal ennoblizes the entire surface of the Grade 2 over great distances (throwing power), making it behave as if it were a Grade 7 titanium material.