Main Entry: ed·i·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈe-də-ˌfī\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ed·i·fied; ed·i·fy·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French edifier, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin aedificare to instruct or improve spiritually, from Latin, to erect a house, from aedes temple, house; akin to Old English ād funeral pyre, Latin aestas summer

Date: 14th century

1 archaic a : build b : establish
2 : to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift; also : enlighten, inform