- See Also:
- - edgy
  - edh
  - Édhessa
  - edible
  - edict
  - edicule
  - Edie
  - edification
  - edificatory
  - edifice
  - edify
  - edile
  - Edina
  - Edinburg
  - Edinburgh
  - Edirne
  - Edison
  - Edison effect
  - edit
  - edit trace
  - Edith
- Recent searches:
- View All

edify

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛdəˌfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ed′ə fī)

Inflections of 'edify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

edifies: v 3rd person singular

edifying: v pres p

edified: v past

edified: v past p

ed•i•fy /ˈɛdəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing.

to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift;
enlighten:They read bible stories to edify their young children.

ed•i•fy•ing, adj.: an edifying speech to improve morale among the counselors.
ed•i•fi•ca•tion /ˌɛdəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

ed•i•fy (ed′ə fī),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.

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

Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent. to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy
Anglo-French, Old French edifier
Middle English edifien 1300–50

ed′i•fi′er, n.
ed′i•fy′ing•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

edify /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

(transitive) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to makeˈediˌfier n ˈediˌfying adj ˈediˌfyingly adv

'edify' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

edifice - enlighten - edificatory

In Lists: 2020 Mar, New vocabulary, more...

Synonyms: instruct, improve, educate, teach, enlighten, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "edify" in the title:

HELP!The word "edify" mystifies me!
neither edifies or neither edify ?

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "edify" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "edify" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/edify

⇱ edify - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

edify