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
Consider it everyday activism anchored in acknowledgement, self-preservation and edifying intellectual steers.
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Katie Baron, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
If handled properly, change can be a great opportunity to edify your team and give your managers the skills to become better leaders.
—Jane Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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
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Katie Baron, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
If handled properly, change can be a great opportunity to edify your team and give your managers the skills to become better leaders.
—Jane Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edify
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Lin was educated in China and Europe, but lived in the U.S. for three decades.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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In 2021, the city created a civilian community liaison position to connect police with citizens and educate the public.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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The name was inspired by the property it’s built on.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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His 2024 album Tears on the Beach, inspired by his time on Survivor, featured collaborations between indie rockers and reality stars—pairings that included Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice with Season 45 winner Dee Valladares, and Shannon Shaw alongside Coach Benjamin Wade, a.k.a.—
Sarah Grant,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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“Edify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edify. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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