Honour vs Dignify - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between honour and dignify

is that honour is while dignify is to invest with dignity or honour.

is .

* 1902 , Richard Francis Weymouth, Translation of the New Testament of the Bible , Book 60, 1 Peter 2:4:

Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in God's esteem chosen and held in honour .

* (rfdate), Shakespeare:

If she have forgot / Honour and virtue.

* (rfdate), Milton:

Godlike erect, with native honour clad.

(en verb)

to invest with dignity or honour

to give distinction to

to exalt in rank

to honor.

Your worth will dignify our feast. - B. Jonson.

* exalt * elevate * prefer * advance * honor * illustrate * adorn * ennoble