Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ennoble
Participle: ennobled
Gerund: ennobling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ennoble |
| you | ennoble |
| he;she;it | ennobles |
| we | ennoble |
| you | ennoble |
| they | ennoble |
Perfect
| I | have ennobled |
| you | have ennobled |
| he;she;it | has ennobled |
| we | have ennobled |
| you | have ennobled |
| they | have ennobled |
Past
| I | ennobled |
| you | ennobled |
| he;she;it | ennobled |
| we | ennobled |
| you | ennobled |
| they | ennobled |
Pluperfect
| I | had ennobled |
| you | had ennobled |
| he;she;it | had ennobled |
| we | had ennobled |
| you | had ennobled |
| they | had ennobled |
Future
| I | will ennoble |
| you | will ennoble |
| he;she;it | will ennoble |
| we | will ennoble |
| you | will ennoble |
| they | will ennoble |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ennobled |
| you | will have ennobled |
| he;she;it | will have ennobled |
| we | will have ennobled |
| you | will have ennobled |
| they | will have ennobled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ennoble |
| you | ennoble |
| he;she;it | ennoble |
| we | ennoble |
| you | ennoble |
| they | ennoble |
Perfect
| I | have ennobled |
| you | have ennobled |
| he;she;it | have ennobled |
| we | have ennobled |
| you | have ennobled |
| they | have ennobled |
Imperfect
| I | ennobled |
| you | ennobled |
| he;she;it | ennobled |
| we | ennobled |
| you | ennobled |
| they | ennobled |
Pluperfect
| I | had ennobled |
| you | had ennobled |
| he;she;it | had ennobled |
| we | had ennobled |
| you | had ennobled |
| they | had ennobled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ennoble |
| you | would ennoble |
| he;she;it | would ennoble |
| we | would ennoble |
| you | would ennoble |
| they | would ennoble |
Perfect
| I | would have ennobled |
| you | would have ennobled |
| he;she;it | would have ennobled |
| we | would have ennobled |
| you | would have ennobled |
| they | would have ennobled |
Imperative
| you | ennoble |
| we | Let's ennoble |
| you | ennoble |
Verbs conjugated like 'ennoble'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ennoble'
unnoble,
enable,
enrobe,
ignoble,
noble,
disennoble,
enbibe,
encode,
encore,
encowl,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.
Sample Sentences
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We’d like to believe that suffering instructs and ennobles. [2020, Francine Prose, “Has Trump learned anything from Covid-19? Absolutely not”, in The Grauniad:]
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There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise. [2024 July 24, Christian Wolmar, “Rail Minister Hendy has a tough job... but the skills to succeed”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 44:]