edify

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.

verb

To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense: enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine. See teach/learn.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make understand
  Synonym: enlighten

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - virke opbyggeligt på, opbygge

Nederlands (Dutch)
stichten, verheffen, tot lering strekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - édifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - erbauen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπαιδαγωγώ, διαμορφώνω το χαρακτήρα

Italiano (Italian)
edificare

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

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 덕성을 기르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 教化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثقف, يهذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיזק המוסר, שיפר, חינך‬

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