different between unnoble vs ennoble

English

Etymology

From Middle English unnoble, equivalent to un- +? noble.

Adjective

unnoble (comparative more unnoble, superlative most unnoble)

1. (dated, chiefly pre 1900) Not of noble rank.
   • 1800, William Took, View of the Russian empire during the reign of Catharine the Second

     Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.

2. Not noble; ignoble; base.
3. (metallurgy) Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.

Synonyms

• (metallurgy): base, see base metal

Derived terms

• unnobleness

Translations

Verb

unnoble (third-person singular simple present unnobles, present participle unnobling, simple past and past participle unnobled)

1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) no longer noble

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• nonblue

English

Etymology

From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- +? noble.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??b?l

Verb

ennoble (third-person singular simple present ennobles, present participle ennobling, simple past and past participle ennobled)

1. To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.

   Synonyms: elevate, invest, knight, lord

2. To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.

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