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edify

verb

/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/

Meaning

To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.

Good books can both entertain and edify the reader.

edify the mind

educate, instruct, enlighten, teach, uplift

confuse, mislead

edify the mind, morally edify, spiritually edify, edify others

To strike repeatedly with the fists; to beat or hit forcefully.

to perceive flavor; to sample food; to have a particular flavor

to observe an occasion with festivities or respect

to damage something so it is in pieces; to stop working

to make sounds with your voice expressing happiness or amusement

to tame an animal for use by humans; to adapt something for domestic use