The Collaborative International Dictionary
dignifying
dignifying \dignifying\ adj. serving to make dignified.
Syn: ennobling.
Wiktionary
dignifying
vb. (present participle of dignify English)
WordNet
dignifying
adj. investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings" [syn: ennobling]
Usage examples of "dignifying".
In Egypt the king put his hand to the plough at an annual festival, thus dignifying and consecrating the occupation of husbandry.
They consider all profound insights to be merely a veil over this "truth" of theirs - albeit a dignifying veil.