English Explanatory Dictionary

edify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
  2. To build, construct.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-edify.wav

Word forms

edify edifies edifying edified ædify

Etymology

From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).

Related words

edification edificator edifice edifier edifying

Derived words

disedify reedify
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