[ 'ɛdɪfʌɪ ]
■ verb ( edifies , ~ing , edified ) formal instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
Derivatives
edification noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. edifier , from L. aedificare 'build', from aedis 'dwelling' + facere 'make' (cf. edifice ).
[ 'ɛdɪfʌɪ ]
■ verb ( edifies , ~ing , edified ) formal instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
Derivatives
edification noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. edifier , from L. aedificare 'build', from aedis 'dwelling' + facere 'make' (cf. edifice ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004