Provide subject with title? (7)
I believe the answer is:
ennoble
'provide' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ennoble that I've seen before include "Glorify - raise to the peerage" , "Turn to peer" , "Dignify" , "Give peerage to" , "Make a count, perhaps" .)