EDIFY


Meaning of EDIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-də-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French edifier, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin aedificare to instruct or improve spiritually, from Latin, to erect a house, from aedes temple, house; akin to Old English ād funeral pyre, Latin aestas summer

Date: 14th century

1. archaic

a. : build

b. : establish

2. : to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift ; also : enlighten , inform

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