Thesaurus: edify

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1. v. i. To build; to construct.
2. v. i. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach.
3. v. i. To teach or persuade.
4. v. i. To improve.
5. v. make understand
6. 1. To build; to construct. [Archaic] There was a holy chapel edified. Spenser. 2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach. It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public. Gibbon. 3. To teach or persuade. [Obs.] Bacon. To improve. [R.] Swift.
7. To improve. [R.] Swift.