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 Indeed, the Houthis’ relatively unmolested campaign of hijacking, marauding, and terrorism has provided us with yet another edifying glimpse of what a post-American world would look like. The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2025 The pair spectacularly fell out at the back end of last year, amid a series of less than edifying verbal jousts. Dan Cancian, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 From our review: The much-in-vogue hybrid mode proves more cryptic than edifying this time around. The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 The much-in-vogue hybrid mode proves more cryptic than edifying this time around. Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for edify
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  • This free forum will help educate the community on the probate process and available resources available to start estate planning efforts.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Another idea pitch presented to the White House called for more funding efforts to educate women about their menstrual cycles, the newspaper reported.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • May the light of Easter inspire efforts to promote harmony in the western Balkans and sustain political leaders in their efforts to allay tensions and crises, and, together with their partner countries in the region, to reject dangerous and destabilizing actions.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Scroll on and get inspired by these 18 beauties — and then come back tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22, to see who graces the cover of the 2025 World's Most Beautiful issue.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Edify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edify. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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