Definitions
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- adjective serving to make dignified.
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- verb Present participle of
dignify .
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- adjective investing with dignity or honor
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Examples
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Surely the hipster yuppies and rich old fogeys will appreciate the urban artistic expression dignifying the view from the windows of their posh homes.
You Know Where to Find Me Rachel Cohn 2008
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Surely the hipster yuppies and rich old fogeys will appreciate the urban artistic expression dignifying the view from the windows of their posh homes.
You Know Where to Find Me Rachel Cohn 2008
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Rudd hated the idea of dignifying the Selective Service with probing questions.
1968 the Year that Rocked the World Kurlansky, Mark 2004
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A university does not bring deadly microbes to campus because it is "dignifying" or "endorsing" the microbes.
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The West understands very well the freedom of speech (which we appreciate) but it does not understand Islamic values, such as dignifying the Prophet (SAWS) and other Islamic sanctities.
when was the last time denmark got this much attention? daveberta 2006
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It was "dignifying" for the poor and consonant with national values, like work, self-help and opposition to welfare dependency.
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"Having said that, senator, do you think that as president, Barack Obama would be 'dignifying' Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by meeting him?
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The struggle was to make it as clean as it could be while dignifying the important history of these tobacco wars, the steps that led to regulation of the tobacco industry.
Deborah Stambler: Addiction Incorporated: Doing Some Good Deborah Stambler 2012
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The struggle was to make it as clean as it could be while dignifying the important history of these tobacco wars, the steps that led to regulation of the tobacco industry.
Deborah Stambler: Addiction Incorporated: Doing Some Good Deborah Stambler 2012
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If the last thirty years teaches us anything, it's that the Obama Administration needs to shake off worries about dignifying conservative craziness with a response.
Peter Birkenhead: I'll Quit Whining When You Start Fighting Peter Birkenhead 2010
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