Edify (verb)

  1. To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.
  2. To build or construct something.
  3. To make someone better or more enlightened.

Origin:

From the latin word "aedificare", meaning "to build". it entered the english language in the 16th century.

Examples:

  1. The teacher's goal was to edify her students.
  2. The company's mission is to edify the community through charitable acts.
  3. The book aimed to edify its readers about the history of the world.
  4. He was edified by the beautiful sunset.
  5. The lecture edified the audience on the subject of climate change.
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