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 you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
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" .)