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TOEFL BNC: 37135 COCA: 28444

edify

Word family 
Related topics: Education
ed·i·fy /ˈedɪfaɪ/ verb (edified, edifying, edifies) [transitiveT]
formalSETEACH to improve someone’s mind or character by teaching them something 教誨，教導 SYN enlighten
—edification /ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]
For our edification, the preacher reminded us what ‘duty’ meant.
作爲對我們的教導，傳道人提醒我們“責任”的意義。
Examples from the Corpus
edify• I've had to edit ten years of your memories, a lot of which weren't edifying.• The arts, in short, were pleasant and edifying if not quite essential.• The movie neither edifies nor entertains its viewers.• The corporate form has always been in ceaseless conflict with the edifying spirit of man.• It does not matter whether the purpose is to educate or edify, to corrupt or simply to make money.• It was edifying to see how much excitement Ibrahim and the band could generate without shouting.• No doubt in time Hamish will edify us on the subject of bastardised Corbetts.
Origin edify
(1300-1400) French édifier, from Latin aedificare “to build a house”, from aedes “house”
ed·i·fy verb
Syllable
Corpus
TOEFL BNC: 37135 COCA: 28444
TOEFL BNC: 37135 COCA: 28444
TOEFL BNC: 37135 COCA: 28444
edify
To teach someone something: upskill, teach, train...

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