dignify

Questions about dignify

What does dignify mean?

dignify means "confer dignity or honor upon". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dignify?

dignify has 3 syllables: dig-ni-fy. The stress falls on "dig". In IPA it is /ˈdɪɡnəˌfaɪ/.

What is another word for dignify?

Close synonyms include ennoble. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dignify a common word?

dignify is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dignify?

72 words rhyme with dignify. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.