Edify

/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/

Synonyms for "edify" (88 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Verb(4 words)

acculturate advance ameliorate amend better boostbring forwardbroaden the mindcatechize civilize demonstrate direct discipline educate

Strong matches (26)

elevate elucidate emend enhance enlighten enrich fatten favor forward fostergive instructiongive lessons ingo straightground guide illume illuminate illumine improveimprove upon

Noun(2 words)

enlightened exalting

Adjective(1 words)

enlightening

Verb(3 words)

enlightens enrich illumined

Related words (44)

inform instruct irradiate lard liftmake an improvementmeliorate mend nurtureopen the eyespromote raise reeducate refinerefine uponreform schoolset rightsharpen the witsshow

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show howsocializestraighten outteachteach a lessonteach the rudimentstrain transfigure transformturn over a new leafupgrade uplift

Verb(11 words)

inform inspire instilled instruct lecture moralize moralized pontificate preach teach uplift

Noun(1 words)

teaching items

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More general

8 entries

communication education enlightenment instruct instruction learnmoral formationteach

More specific

7 entries

enlightenethical instructioninform instructmoral formationmoral instructionsermonizing

Collocations

6 entries

edify readersedify studentsedify the mindedify through exampleedifying lecturemoral edification

Inflections

3 entries

edified edifies edifying

Derivations

3 entries

edification edifier edifying

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Good books can edify the mind as well as entertain it.

Source: tatoeba (13574284)

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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