dignify
(verb) raise the status of; “I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer”
ennoble, dignify
(verb) confer dignity or honor upon; “He was dignified with a title”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dignify (third-person singular simple present dignifies, present participle dignifying, simple past and past participle dignified)
(transitive) To invest with dignity or honour.
(transitive) To give distinction to.
(transitive) To exalt in rank.
(transitive, mostly, in the negative) To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.
• exalt
• elevate
• prefer
• advance
• honor
• illustrate
• adorn
• ennoble
• demean
• humiliate
• mortify
• shame
Source: Wiktionary
Dig"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dignified; p. pr. & vb. n. Dignifying.] Etym: [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. d; L. dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See Deign, and Fact.]
Definition: To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor. Your worth will dignity our feast. B. Jonson.
Syn.
– To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate; adorn; ennoble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
