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edify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of edify

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it

Synonyms of edify

educate, enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire, nurture

Words Related to edify

elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift

better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform

exalt, glorify, transfigure

Near Antonyms of edify

confuse, perplex, puzzle

becloud, cloud, darken, obscure

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