Definitions of Edify [ˈɛd ə faɪ]

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Definition of 'Edify'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) edify
to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift; enlighten.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF, OF edifier < L aedificāre to build (LL: to edify, strengthen) =aedi-, s. of aedes house, temple +-ficāre -fy)

Definition of 'Edify'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) enlighten, edify
make understand
"Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

Definition of 'Edify'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Edify
to build; to construct

2. (verb) Edify
to instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach

3. (verb) Edify
to teach or persuade

4. (verb) Edify
to improve

Translation of 'Edify'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to improve the mind or morals of.
Afrikaans: onderrig, geestelik verbe	Arabic: يَكونُ قُدْوَةً صالِحَه ل	Bulgarian: поучавам
Brazilian: edificar	Czech: povznášet	German: belehren
Danish: berige; oplyse	Greek: καλλιεργώ (μτφ.), εξυψώνω	Spanish: edificar
Estonian: harima	Farsi: تهذیب کردن؛ تزکیه کردن	Finnish: ylentää
French: édify	Hebrew: לְחָנֵך	Hindi: आध्यात्मिक उपदेश देना
Croatian: podizati	Hungarian: oktat	Indonesian: memajukan, memperbaiki mo
Italian: edificare, ammaestrare	Japanese: 啓発する	Korean: ...의 덕성(德性)을 함양하다
Lithuanian: pamokyti	Latvian: pamācīt	Malay: memupuk
Dutch: vormen, opbouwen, stichte	Norwegian: være (moralsk) oppbyggeli	Polish: rozwinąć, wzmocnić
Persian: تهذیب کردن؛ تزکیه کردن	Pashto: روزل، پالل، تربيه كول، خو	Russian: наставлять
Slovak: povzniesť, navádzať k lep	Slovenian: vzgajati	Serbian: poboljšati
Swedish: bygga upp, verka uppbygga	Thai: สั่งสอน; อบรมศีลธรรม; เทศ	Turkish: öğretmek, (manen) aydınla
Taiwanese: 教誨，啟發	Ukrainian: повчати	Urdu: بصیرت بخشنا
Vietnamese: khai trí	Chinese: 教诲，启发
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