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Definition of edify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

edify

verb

NAmE//ˈɛdəˌfaɪ//

[intransitive, transitive] edify somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they edify

he / she / it edifies

past simple edified

-ing form edifying

to improve people's minds or character by teaching them about something

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