English → Latin
“dignify” in Latin
dignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignityōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praisesummatop, summit, highest point or place; the principal or main thing; sum, summary, total
The English word dignify itself goes back to Latin dignus, through dignificare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dignify
Elevate to rank, etc., dignitate, or honore aliquem augere, or ornare; ad (summam) dignitatem aliquem perducere (Caes.); producere ad dignitatem: promovere ad, or in munus, or ad locum (bestow an office on anybody; times of the emperors: promovere alone, bad): promovere aliquem ad ampliorem gradum.
Adorn, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dignify?
- The usual Latin words for “dignify” are dignitās, ōrnō, summa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.