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edify

ed·i·fy [ éddə f ] (past and past participle ed·i·fied, present participle ed·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular ed·i·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
enlighten: to improve the morals or knowledge of somebody

[14th century. Via French édifier< Latin aedificare "build, construct, instruct" < aedis "building, temple" + facere "make"]

ed·i·fi·er noun
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