edify

== English == === Alternative forms === ædify (archaic) === Etymology === From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ === Verb === edify (third-person singular simple present edifies, present participle edifying, simple past and past participle edified) (now rare) To build, construct. (transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually. January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== edification edificator edifice edifier edifying ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === deify