Good books can edify the mind as well as entertain it.
Source: tatoeba (13574284)
Edify
//ˈɛdɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "edify" (70 found)
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22 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- назидавам verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- поучавам verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Czech
3 entries- poučit verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- povznášet verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- povznést verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
French
1 entries- édifier verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
German
3 entries- bestärken verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- edifizieren verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- erbauen verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Hungarian
2 entries- oktat verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- tanít verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Polish
4 entries- dodawać otuchy verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- dodać otuchy verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- podnieść na duchu verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- podnosić na duchu verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Russian
2 entries- назидать verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- наставля́ть verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Swedish
1 entries- uppbygga verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Thai
3 entries- อบรม verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- อบรมบ่มนิสัย verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
- เทศนา verb (To instruct or improve morally or intellectually)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
His speech was meant to edify, not to attack.
Source: tatoeba (13574293)
That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde […]
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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