Meaning & use
Edified
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instructed or improved someone morally or intellectually.
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The lecture edified students about the history of civil rights.
Reading classic literature edified her understanding of human nature.
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From Latin "aedificare," meaning to build, reflecting the idea of building up someone's mind or character.
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