edify

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Latin aedificare 'build'.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/, SAMPA: /"EdIfaI/

[edit] Verb

to edify (third-person singular simple present edifies, present participle edifying, simple past and past participle edified)

1. (transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
   • 1813, The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, Vol. VI, page 455

     That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.

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• edification
• edifying

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: defiy
• deify