Added 9 October 2026
edify
/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ verb
Latin root: aedificare Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about edify at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Make understand.
Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
Origin
From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)