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verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English edifien < Anglo-French, Old French edifier < Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy
1300–50; Middle English edifien < Anglo-French, Old French edifier < Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy
Related forms
ed·i·fi·er, noun
ed·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb
non·ed·i·fied, adjective
re·ed·i·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
un·ed·i·fied, adjective
EXPANDun·ed·i·fy·ing, adjective
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is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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edify
mid-14c., a figurative use, from O.Fr. edifier, from L. ædificare "to build, construct," in L.L. "improve spiritually, instruct" (see edifice). Related: Edified; edifying.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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