[ˈɛdɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
(e.g: Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificare ‘build’, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’ (compare with edifice). The word originally meant ‘construct a building’, also ‘strengthen’, hence to ‘build up’ morally