[v] give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [v] confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"
dignify, entitle, gentle
advance, aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, canonize, crown, deify, dignify, distinguish, elevate, enshrine, enthrone, erect, exalt, glamorize, glorify, graduate, honor, immortalize, kick upstairs, knight, lionize, magnify, make legendary, pass,