as in educated
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 edified
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.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dila Lee, a director of national accounts for sake importer Komé Collective, is a Turkish American educated in Japanese schools in Turkey whose influence runs deep through most of Chicago’s best sake lists.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Those educated in the rise and fall of nations understand that the path is short from reactive government intervention to institutional oppressive autocracy.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
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Durden has been inspired by the opportunity granted to him by Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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The short Adam made really is what stole my heart and inspired me to want to be involved as an actor and producer.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Edified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edified. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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