Reedify
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To edify anew; to build again after destruction. transitive
"Return'd from Babylon by leave of kings / Their lords, whom God dispos'd, the houfe of God / They first re-edify ; and for a while / In mean estate live moderate ; till, grown / In wealth and multitude, factious they grow :"
Example
More examples"Return'd from Babylon by leave of kings / Their lords, whom God dispos'd, the houfe of God / They first re-edify ; and for a while / In mean estate live moderate ; till, grown / In wealth and multitude, factious they grow :"
Etymology
From re- + edify: compare French réédifier, Latin reaedificare.
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