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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The much-in-vogue hybrid mode proves more cryptic than edifying this time around.
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Consider it everyday activism anchored in acknowledgement, self-preservation and edifying intellectual steers.
—Katie Baron, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Many of those parents have grown cynical about politicians of all stripes, but now have hope that Trump will pursue policies that edify, rather than undermine, the nuclear family.
—Chad Williams, National Review, 30 Nov. 2024
The continued relevance of these debates – particularly in regard to Russia and Ukraine today – makes these books not only edifying but also timely.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Consider it everyday activism anchored in acknowledgement, self-preservation and edifying intellectual steers.
—Katie Baron, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Many of those parents have grown cynical about politicians of all stripes, but now have hope that Trump will pursue policies that edify, rather than undermine, the nuclear family.
—Chad Williams, National Review, 30 Nov. 2024
The continued relevance of these debates – particularly in regard to Russia and Ukraine today – makes these books not only edifying but also timely.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Edify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edify. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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