raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer
To dignify something means to make it impressive. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster
disapproval If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment. to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are, especially by using a particular word to describe them dignify sb/sth with sth (dignifier, from dignus )
raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"