edify

Definition

To build, construct.

Etymology

From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).

Example Sentences

• "That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde […]"
• "January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public."
• "That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth."

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