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edify

ed.i.fy \'ed-*-.fi-\ vt [ME edifien, fr. MF edifier, fr. LL & L; LL 
   aedificare to ins]truct or improve spiritually, fr. L, to erect a house, 
   fr. aedes temple, house; akin to OE a-d funeral pyre, L aestas summer 
   archaic  1a: BUILD  1b: ESTABLISH  2: to instruct and improve esp. in moral 
   and religious knowledge : EN LIGHTEN