Edify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To build, construct.
  • v. To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To build; to construct.
  • verb-intransitive. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach.
  • verb-intransitive. To teach or persuade.
  • verb-intransitive. To improve.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To build; construct.
  • To build in or upon; cover with buildings.
  • To build up or increase the faith, morality, etc., of; impart instruction to, particularly in morals or religion.
  • To convince or persuade.
  • To benefit; favor.
  • To cause or tend to cause moral or intellectual improvement; make people wiser or better.
  • To be instructed or improved, especially morally; become wiser or better.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make understand
  • Verb Form
    edified    edifies    edifying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    instruct    learn    teach   
    Variant
    edified   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    teach    improve    improv   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    instructive    inspire    enjoyable    laudable    informative    satisfactory    amuse    healthful    noteworthy    admirable