edify
[ ed-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈɛd ə faɪ /
verb (used with object), ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing.
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
Origin of edify
1300–50; Middle English
edifien < Anglo-French, Old French
edifier < Latin
aedificāre to build, equivalent to
aedi- (stem of
aedes) house, temple +
-ficāre
-fy
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edify
/ (ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr)
to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction
Derived forms of edify
edifier, noun edifying, adjective edifyingly, adverbWord Origin for edify
C14: from Old French
edifier, from Latin
aedificāre to construct, from
aedēs a dwelling, temple +
facere to make