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ed·i·fy

(ĕd′ə-fī′)

tr.v. ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing, ed·i·fies

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

[Middle English edifien, from Old French edifier, from Late Latin aedificāre, to instruct spiritually, from Latin, to build; see edifice.]

ed′i·fi′er n.

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edify

(ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction

[C14: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to make]

ˈediˌfier n

ˈediˌfying adj

ˈediˌfyingly adv

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ed•i•fy

(ˈɛd ə faɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift; enlighten.

[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French edifier < Latin aedificāre to build (Late Latin: to edify, strengthen) =aedi-, s. of aedes house, temple + -ficāre -fy]

ed′i•fi`er, n.

ed′i•fy`ing•ly, adv.

edify

Past participle: edified
Gerund: edifying

Imperative
edify
edify

Present
I edify
you edify
he/she/it edifies
we edify
you edify
they edify

Preterite
I edified
you edified
he/she/it edified
we edified
you edified
they edified

Present Continuous
I am edifying
you are edifying
he/she/it is edifying
we are edifying
you are edifying
they are edifying

Present Perfect
I have edified
you have edified
he/she/it has edified
we have edified
you have edified
they have edified

Past Continuous
I was edifying
you were edifying
he/she/it was edifying
we were edifying
you were edifying
they were edifying

Past Perfect
I had edified
you had edified
he/she/it had edified
we had edified
you had edified
they had edified

Future
I will edify
you will edify
he/she/it will edify
we will edify
you will edify
they will edify

Future Perfect
I will have edified
you will have edified
he/she/it will have edified
we will have edified
you will have edified
they will have edified

Future Continuous
I will be edifying
you will be edifying
he/she/it will be edifying
we will be edifying
you will be edifying
they will be edifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been edifying
you have been edifying
he/she/it has been edifying
we have been edifying
you have been edifying
they have been edifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been edifying
you will have been edifying
he/she/it will have been edifying
we will have been edifying
you will have been edifying
they will have been edifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been edifying
you had been edifying
he/she/it had been edifying
we had been edifying
you had been edifying
they had been edifying

Conditional
I would edify
you would edify
he/she/it would edify
we would edify
you would edify
they would edify

Past Conditional
I would have edified
you would have edified
he/she/it would have edified
we would have edified
you would have edified
they would have edified

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Verb

edify - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

enlighten

instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

edify

verb instruct, school, teach, inform, guide, improve, educate, nurture, elevate, enlighten, uplift the ability of comedy to edify as well as to entertain an audience

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edify

verb

To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:

enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine.

Translations

berigeoplyse

belehren

édifier

edificare costruire

pamokymaspamokyti

være oppbyggelig

navádzať k lepšiemu životu

aydınlatmaköğretmek

启发教诲

edify

[ˈedɪfaɪ] VT → edificar

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edify

vt → erbauen

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edify

[ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ] vt → edificare

edify

(ˈedifai) verb

to improve the mind or morals of.

ˌedifiˈcation noun

I told you that piece of news for your edification.

ˈedifying adjective

instructive; morally improving. an edifying lecture.

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He is very much embarrassed about the arms, as if they were inconvenient to him and he wanted to grovel, is very much in a perspiration about the head, and never speaks without first putting up his great hand, as delivering a token to his hearers that he is going to edify them.

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