A.extol, glorify, Pl.Tht.168d, D.S.2.47, etc.
II. Pass., with fut. Med., give oneself solemn airs, Ar.Ra.703; ἀποσεμνυ^νεῖται πρῶτον ib.833, cf. Procop.Arc.17; ὀψὲ ἀπεσεμνύνθη, of Tragedy, assumed a dignified form, Arist.Po.1449a20; “ἀποσεμνυνάμενοι” Aristid.26(14).63.