Meaning of ennoblize | Babel Free
Definitions
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To ennoble. rare
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To protect (a metal) from oxidation. rare
Examples
“Our problem is to force out the fascination of this present-day externalism, and our only solution lies in the centering of our desire and faith upon that wealth and luxury that ennoblizes and endures the luxury of a clean, honest life, the wealth of a worthier conception of the ends and purposes of life.”
“Hee Britaine shall ennoblize with his witt,”
“On this subject the deviations from the novel actually serve to ennoblize George at the same time that they remove him as the center of interest.”
“A more recent innovation utilizes small patches applied directly to the titanium base metal surrounding the crevice in order to ennoblize the occluded titanium within the crevice.”
“The protection appears to be of a galvanic nature, where the platinum group metal ennoblizes the entire surface of the Grade 2 over great distances (throwing power), making it behave as if it were a Grade 7 titanium material.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.