dignify
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Monarchical trappings dignified Napoleon Bonaparte’s power grab and still dignify the Inauguration Days of American presidents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile," said Mr Thompson.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
New York Rep. Mike Lawler said Greene’s belief “doesn’t dignify a response,” while Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon observed that “I think enough has already been said. I ignore her.”
From Slate • Oct. 12, 2024
“It is a space where we will be able to dignify them, recognize identities, but also to remember their memories as we all deserve,” Cuevas said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023
What participial adjective is formed from the verb "dignify"? Ans.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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