edify

ed·i·fy

E0039900 (ĕd′ə-fī′)tr.v. ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing, ed·i·fies To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.

[Middle English edifien, from Old French edifier, from Late Latin aedificāre, to instruct spiritually, from Latin, to build; see edifice.]

ed′i·fi′er n.

edify

(ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction[C14: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to make] ˈediˌfier n ˈediˌfying adj ˈediˌfyingly adv

ed•i•fy

(ˈɛd ə faɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift; enlighten. [1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French edifier < Latin aedificāre to build (Late Latin: to edify, strengthen) =aedi-, s. of aedes house, temple + -ficāre -fy] ed′i•fi`er, n. ed′i•fy`ing•ly, adv.

edify

Past participle: edified
Gerund: edifying

Imperative
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Present
I edify
you edify
he/she/it edifies
we edify
you edify
they edify

Preterite
I edified
you edified
he/she/it edified
we edified
you edified
they edified

Present Continuous
I am edifying
you are edifying
he/she/it is edifying
we are edifying
you are edifying
they are edifying

Present Perfect
I have edified
you have edified
he/she/it has edified
we have edified
you have edified
they have edified

Past Continuous
I was edifying
you were edifying
he/she/it was edifying
we were edifying
you were edifying
they were edifying

Past Perfect
I had edified
you had edified
he/she/it had edified
we had edified
you had edified
they had edified

Future
I will edify
you will edify
he/she/it will edify
we will edify
you will edify
they will edify

Future Perfect
I will have edified
you will have edified
he/she/it will have edified
we will have edified
you will have edified
they will have edified

Future Continuous
I will be edifying
you will be edifying
he/she/it will be edifying
we will be edifying
you will be edifying
they will be edifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been edifying
you have been edifying
he/she/it has been edifying
we have been edifying
you have been edifying
they have been edifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been edifying
you will have been edifying
he/she/it will have been edifying
we will have been edifying
you will have been edifying
they will have been edifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been edifying
you had been edifying
he/she/it had been edifying
we had been edifying
you had been edifying
they had been edifying

Conditional
I would edify
you would edify
he/she/it would edify
we would edify
you would edify
they would edify

Past Conditional
I would have edified
you would have edified
he/she/it would have edified
we would have edified
you would have edified
they would have edified

Thesaurus

Verb

edify - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"enlighteninstruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

edify

verb instruct, school, teach, inform, guide, improve, educate, nurture, elevate, enlighten, uplift the ability of comedy to edify as well as to entertain an audience

edify

verbTo enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine.

Translations

启发教诲

edify

(ˈedifai) verb to improve the mind or morals of. 教诲，启发 ˌedifiˈcation nounI told you that piece of news for your edification.启迪ˈedifying adjective instructive; morally improving. an edifying lecture. 有教训性的，有益的

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verb instruct

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verb to enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense

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verb make understand

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