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
Or think how far entertainment has gotten from the art that used to comprise it?
Board games like Trivial Pursuit were a long way down the road from the more edifying entertainment of say the Renaissance.
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Park districts should be overwhelmed with opportunities for young people, whether meaningful and edifying summer jobs or recreational activities that foster community and belonging.
—Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 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
The much-in-vogue hybrid mode proves more cryptic than edifying this time around.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Park districts should be overwhelmed with opportunities for young people, whether meaningful and edifying summer jobs or recreational activities that foster community and belonging.
—Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 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
The much-in-vogue hybrid mode proves more cryptic than edifying this time around.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The game serves a dual purpose by educating users about the growing prevalence of synthetic media while providing valuable data to improve BitMind’s detection algorithms.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The school district, which educates about 23,000 students, is working toward making CPR a skill that every student learns at least once a year starting in fifth grade, said Superintendent Joe Harrington.—
Ciara McCarthy
September 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Zaldivar said in an age where more people are turning away from their faith, the declaration of the young saints is inspiring to many Catholics looking towards the future of the church.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies came extremely close to being as epic as Mom’s, which inspired me to dive deeper into the archives to see if Barefoot Contessa had any other brilliant brownie recipes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Edify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edify. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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