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