edify C2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #121988 Meanings 1 verb To improve someone morally or intellectually through teaching. The lecture series was meant to edify and inspire young students. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to improve someone morally... enlighten Word family Forms edifiededifiesedifying Derived forms disedifyreedify Related forms edificationedificatoredificeedifieredifying Etymology AI details From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”). *h₂eydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # edify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 121988 ## Meanings 1. To improve someone morally or intellectually through teaching. ## Examples - The lecture series was meant to edify and inspire young students. ## Derived Forms - disedify - reedify ## Related Forms - edification - edificator - edifice - edifier - edifying ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂eydʰ- - Root: *dʰeh₁- ## Etymology From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”). ## AI Etymology Edify is from Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”). Important recorded forms include *h₂eydʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) and *dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to improve someone morally or intellectually through teaching. The wider family includes derived forms such as disedify and reedify and related words such as edification, edificator, edifice, edifier, and edifying. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown