Edify
(verb)
- To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.
- To build or construct something.
- 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:
- The teacher's goal was to edify her students.
- The company's mission is to edify the community through charitable acts.
- The book aimed to edify its readers about the history of the world.
- He was edified by the beautiful sunset.
- The lecture edified the audience on the subject of climate change.