ennoblize

• ennoblise

From en- +‎ noble +‎ -ize.

ennoblize (third-person singular simple present ennoblizes, present participle ennoblizing, simple past and past participle ennoblized)

1. (rare) To ennoble.
   • 1906, The Lafayette Weekly - Volume 33, page 225:

     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.

   • 1966, Ralph Knevet, Amy Marie Charles, The Shorter Poems of Ralph Knevet, page 61:

     Hee Britaine shall ennoblize with his witt,

   • 2010, James R. Keller, Queer (Un)Friendly Film and Television, page 163:

     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.

2. (rare) To protect (a metal) from oxidation.
   • 2011, R. Winston Revie, Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, page 869:

     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.

   • 2013, Lloyd H. Hihara, Ralph P.I. Adler, Ronald M. Latanision, Environmental Degradation of Advanced and Traditional Engineering Materials, page 144:

     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.

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