EDIFY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

edify

verb

ˈe-də-ˌfī

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 As for anyone who believes that the current turbulence on the U.S.-Mexican border is an anomaly, they will be edified by Taylor’s account of how Texans attacked Mexico for offering freedom to runaway slaves. —

Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times, 19 May 2024 For two decades, this edifying A&E docuseries has been lifting the veil of investigative work during that critical time frame. —

EW.com, 27 May 2024 There are stories and edifying captions on just about every page. —

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024 But hang in there: Viewers who allow themselves to be taken on this wide-ranging, occasionally digressive journey will emerge not just edified but emotionally wrung out and, somehow, cleansed. —

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for edify