📚edify

verb
/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/

Meaning

To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.

Example Sentences

Good books can both entertain and edify the reader.

Example Expressions

edify the mind

Synonyms

educate, instruct, enlighten, teach, uplift

Antonyms

confuse, mislead

Collocations

edify the mind, morally edify, spiritually edify, edify others

Related Vocabularies

To prevent or hinder something from happening
To confess or acknowledge something as true; to allow entry.
to ask for information about something
to manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class
to say or do something again
to supply with fewer workers or personnel than needed

Explore More