ennoble

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The number of people who, out of civic generosity, think that they can enlarge or ennoble their selves by giving their energies to a good larger than themselves?

From Salon • May 27, 2019

The Greek terms ennoble the ailments, even if they don’t make them go away.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

“I think I know who Virginians are — I think they want somebody who will ennoble and uplift and motivate rather than divide.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2018

It can be a cognitive dimension to build relationships: You find something that you can ennoble the person with, that you can grace their spirit.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2018

To ennoble, the mind must be noble; if debased, it can only debase.

From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher