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   Ed·i·fy

   /ˈedəˌfī/

   

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   • 1. instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually: formal "Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificare ‘build’, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’ (compare with edifice). The word originally meant ‘construct a building’, also ‘strengthen’, hence to ‘build up’ morally.

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   What does edify mean?

   • Edify definition: to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift. See examples of EDIFY used in a sentence.

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   Who is edify?

   • Plus loin, ensemble. Edify is an investment company, set up as an industrial holding company, established at the end of 2014 as a spin-off of the investment business unit of Somfy Group. Edify’s portfolio is made up of 9 companies (7 of which are former family businesses) located in France, Switzerland and Spain.

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   What does edifien mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus . To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement. [Middle English edifien, from Old French edifier, from Late Latin aedificāre, to instruct spiritually, from Latin, to build; see edifice .] ed′i·fi′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Is edified an adjective?

   • Familiarity information: EDIFIED used as an adjective is very rare. I was chiefly edified, I am afraid, by the pictures, which were numerous, and represented all kinds of dismal horrors; but the Martyrs and Peggotty's house have been inseparable in my mind ever since, and are now. Learn English with...

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   What does edify mean in Amway?

   • By the way, "to edify" actually means "to educate" or "to inform", but never mind. Behind everything else there is the sheer tackiness of it all. New "Diamonds", wearing suit or frilly dresses (required), walk on a red carpet to the cheers of similarly-dressed Amway members.

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   1 day ago · Join Us for our Wednesday Night Edification Service, "Edify 2.0". Be blessed with a refreshing hour of music, healing prayer, and uplifting worship. Bishop John M. Borders, III presents inspiring teachings of uncompromised truth each week that will help you refocus your life with Jesus at the center.