Nobilitates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Characterized by the quality or state of being noble, including the traits associated with nobility and high social rank
2. Often referring to actions or processes that confer nobility upon individuals or groups
3. Describing the honor or dignity linked with aristocratic heritage and its implications in society

Etymology: "Nobilitates" is the third-person singular present form of "nobilitate," a verb meaning to make someone noble, or to confer nobility or dignity upon them. The verb is built from the Latin "nōbilitō," which means to make famous or renowned, and it is formed from "nobility" with the verb-forming suffix "-ate." Its Latin ancestry runs back through the adjective "nōbilis," meaning well known or distinguished, which is the source of the English word "noble." The verb's sense is the reverse of what a modern reader might expect from the root. In Latin, "nōbilis" originally described something that was known or could be recognised, and only later took on the sense of high birth and rank. A thing that was nobilitated was therefore made conspicuous and admired, and the idea of social rank came to sit on top of that older notion of being widely known.

Synonyms: ennobles, elevates, exalts, dignifies, honors

Antonyms: degrades, dishonors, demeans, humiliates, lowers