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   Ed·i·fy

   /ˈedəˌfī/

   

   verb

   • 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.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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