edify
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ed·i·fy
(ĕd'ə-fī') 
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -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.]
edifier ed'i·fi'er n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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edify
verb
- To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense: enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine. See teach/learn.
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Edify
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - virke opbyggeligt på, opbygge
Nederlands (Dutch)
stichten, verheffen, tot lering strekken
Français (French)
v. tr. - édifier
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπαιδαγωγώ, διαμορφώνω το χαρακτήρα
Português (Portuguese)
v. - construir, organizar
Русский (Russian)
наставлять, поучать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - edificar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppbygga
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
启迪, 教诲, 熏陶
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 啟迪, 教誨, 熏陶
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يثقف, يهذب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - חיזק המוסר, שיפר, חינך
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