English

Etymology
Latin aedificare 'build'.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��dɪfaɪ/, SAMPA|/"EdIfaI?/

Verb
en-verb|edif|i|ed

1. transitive To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

#* 1813, The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, Vol. VI, page 455
#*:That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.

Related terms
edification
edifying

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