reedify

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ed⋅i⋅fy

[ed-uh-fahy]

–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.

to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.

Origin:
1300–50; ME edifien < AF, OF edifier < L aedificāre to build, equiv. to aedi- (s. of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy

Related forms:

ed⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun

ed⋅i⋅fy⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

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Word Origin & History

edify

1340, a fig. use, from O.Fr. edifier, from L. ædificare "to build, construct," in L.L. "improve spiritually, instruct" (see edifice).

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