to edify
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7.0
- verb
- /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ/
- Formal
:
edificar
- The teacher aimed to edify her students by providing engaging lessons that sparked critical thinking.
- edify others
But what we're trying to do is edify them and their business.
- But what we're trying to do is edify them and their business.
- It does feel great and it does edify me and I think our connection.
- And then he says edify, but raise no edifice.
- Let me let me add to this and edify because for me, obviously growing up an athlete, I was always good.
Examples
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I read books that challenge me, "edify me," and even teach me.
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Paul wanted order, so that the entire church was edified (1 Cor. 14:26-33).
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But what we're trying to do is edify them and their business.
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But there are some who seek knowledge in order to serve and edify others.
Academic text (1993) -
While church discipline was, in one sense, punitive, it was primarily intended to edify.
Academic text (2006) -
Let me edify you.
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Through these treasures found on the Internet, I gained invaluable resources to aid, edify, and transform my teaching.
Academic text (2003) -
I especially enjoy reading books that are spiritually edifying and enriching to my life.
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The apostles were sent into the world to preach the Gospel and to edify and instill hope in people.
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You can think of me as a virtual pastor of sorts, preaching, teaching, praying, and edifying every day.
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Synonyms
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2.2
To give someone knowledge and skills by teaching or training over time
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4.8
To give someone clear information to help them understand something
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4.8
To make something clear or easier to understand
To explain a difficult idea so someone understands
Antonyms
How Enlightening
Surface Forms
Morphology
edify = edif + ify
Although the verb-forming suffix '-ify' is productive, the stem 'edif-' is a learned Latinate combining form (not a recognizable modern English base), so learners cannot reliably infer 'edify' = 'instruct or morally improve' from its parts.
Etymology
Edify comes from the old Latin verb aedificare, which means 'to build'. Think of learning or wise words as 'building' a person's mind or character, so to edify someone is to help improve them intellectually or morally.