Dignify (verb)

1. Give a higher rank, status, or position to.
2. Make (someone or something) appear worthy or respectable.
3. To raise the status of something or someone.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french dignefier, from latin dignificare, from dignus "worthy" + -ficare (see -fy).

Examples:

1. He was dignified with the title of lord.
2. The ceremony dignified the occasion.
3. The speech dignified the memory of the fallen.
4. The new position dignifies her role in the company.
5. His behavior does not dignify the office he holds.