as in to educate
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it
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Recent Examples of edify
Both haven’t really edified him, at this point.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Trading in this quarter started in the late 1800s, and to this day boasts edifying buildings done in raw stone Qatari style.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
Not every scare serves to scar — some can even edify.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Again, as a parent, we’re edified to hear this — though a 700-calorie lunch is beyond the target for my high school freshman and her Ozempic journey.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Trading in this quarter started in the late 1800s, and to this day boasts edifying buildings done in raw stone Qatari style.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
Not every scare serves to scar — some can even edify.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Again, as a parent, we’re edified to hear this — though a 700-calorie lunch is beyond the target for my high school freshman and her Ozempic journey.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edify
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His agent, a Ghanaian called Alex Quaye, was a banker by profession, having been educated in the United States at the University of Charleston.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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This is the fuel that feeds the future of science—new young blood coming in and getting educated and excited about the future.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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When reconstructing the Inquisition trial of a sixteenth-century northern Italian miller, historian Carlo Ginzburg encountered a line that would eventually inspire the title of his paradigm-shifting study The Cheese and the Worms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Though all eyes will be on North America, the national pride this event inspires – and the staggered start times that will allow fans watching back in their home countries to take in their teams during sort-of-normal hours – will stir incredible excitement and patriotism all around the world.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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“Edify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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