Definition of edify

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ed·i·fy    (d-f) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing, ed·i·fies

To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English edifien, from Old French edifier, from Late Latin aedificre, to instruct spiritually, from Latin, to build ; see edifice

OTHER FORMS:
edi·fier(Noun)