[ed-uh-fahy] 
| to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer. |
| ed·i·fy (ěd'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. |
| Main Entry: | edify1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to build, construct; to establish |
| Etymology: | Latin aedes 'building' + -ficare 'to make' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | edify2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to build up, establish, or strengthen a person, institution, etc.; to uplift |
| Etymology: | Latin aedes 'building' + -ficare 'to make' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | edify3 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to inform or enlighten intellectually or spiritually |
| Etymology: | Latin aedes 'building' + -ficare 'to make' |
| Usage: | transitive |