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In some senses, edify is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
edify
/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/
verb 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
good
VERB + EDIFY
books, meant, ought
Definitions
verb
1
To build, construct.
That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde […]
2
To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.
That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.
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Synonyms
verb — make understand
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Idioms & Phrases
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That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde […]
Wiktionary02
January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.
Wiktionary03
That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.
Wiktionary04
Good books can edify the mind as well as entertain it.
Tatoeba · #1357428405
His speech was meant to edify, not to attack.
Tatoeba · #13574293Usage Notes
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