Edify (verb)
ed-i-fai
Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Middle English: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificare ‘build’, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’ (compare with edifice).
Example sentences
“I can attempt edify him but I’m not sure he’ll change his ways.”
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