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edify
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
edifies; edified; edifying
edifies; edified; edifying
Learner's definition of EDIFY
[+ object]
: to teach (someone) in a way that improves the mind or character教化；开导；启发
- These books will both entertain and edify readers.这些书寓教于乐。
— edification
/ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]- books that provide both entertainment and edification 寓教于乐的书籍
— edifying
adjective [more edifying; most edifying]- an edifying sermon/experience给人以启示的布道/经历
- The books are both entertaining and edifying.这些书寓教于乐。
edified; edifying
Did you know?
Edify Has Latin Roots
Edify comes from the Latin verb aedificare, meaning "to instruct or improve spiritually"; it is based on aedes, the word for "temple." Edify shares the spiritual meaning of its Latin root, but it is also used in general contexts to refer to the act of instructing in a way that improves the mind or character overall.
Example Sentences
These books will both entertain and edify readers. a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it
Recent Examples on the Web Now, Chicago has unfortunately been overtaken by media perceptions of narratives of Black-on-Black violence and drive-by shootings which fail to holistically edify narratives of Black triumph and joy among Chicago’s Black people. 
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022 And in part because of this idea that had been upheld since the nineteenth century, that at least classical music’s purpose is to edify, right, unlike pop music, unlike hip-hop, or other things that are commercial that are for making money. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2022 Interview clips with siblings Tito and Rebbie and mother Katherine, along with celebrity reflections from Questlove, Whoopi Goldberg, Missy Elliott, Norman Lear and Debbie Allen, among others, occasionally edify. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2022 When crimes against the innocent are perpetuated by those spiritually entrusted to edify and protect the faithful, the damage is all the more devastating and its reverberation is wide and long. Father Edward Beck, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021 Music helps, of course, as do games—but nothing can entertain and edify quite like a good audiobook. Vogue, 12 July 2021 Yet Beard seems delighted to edify and even befriend her haters. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 16 May 2021 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, 7 May 2021 Zimmer sprinkles his book with stories that both dazzle and edify the reader. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021 See More
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022 And in part because of this idea that had been upheld since the nineteenth century, that at least classical music’s purpose is to edify, right, unlike pop music, unlike hip-hop, or other things that are commercial that are for making money. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2022 Interview clips with siblings Tito and Rebbie and mother Katherine, along with celebrity reflections from Questlove, Whoopi Goldberg, Missy Elliott, Norman Lear and Debbie Allen, among others, occasionally edify. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2022 When crimes against the innocent are perpetuated by those spiritually entrusted to edify and protect the faithful, the damage is all the more devastating and its reverberation is wide and long. Father Edward Beck, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021 Music helps, of course, as do games—but nothing can entertain and edify quite like a good audiobook. Vogue, 12 July 2021 Yet Beard seems delighted to edify and even befriend her haters. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 16 May 2021 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, 7 May 2021 Zimmer sprinkles his book with stories that both dazzle and edify the reader. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French edifier, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin aedificare to instruct or improve spiritually, from Latin, to erect a house, from aedes temple, house; akin to Old English ād funeral pyre, Latin aestas summer
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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