Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ennoble

Ennoble , transitive verb

[Prefix en- + noble: compare French ennoblir.]

1.
To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.
Ennobling all that he touches. — Trench
What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. — Pope
2.
To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.