edify

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

In a sentence

Edify in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing edify in a sentence.

The lectures were meant to edify rather than merely entertain.

Synonyms

enlighteninstructuplift

Antonyms

misleadcorrupt

Keep going

to gradually decline, recede, or diminish

overflowing enthusiasm and liveliness

the quality of overflowing, bubbling enthusiasm

overflowing with cheerful enthusiasm and high spirits

deviating from conventional or accepted behavior in odd ways

a level or rank within an organization, profession, or society

drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles

to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior

Common questions

Edify (verb) means to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

Here is edify used in an example sentence: "The lectures were meant to edify rather than merely entertain."

Common synonyms for edify include enlighten, instruct, uplift.

Antonyms of edify include mislead, corrupt.

Edify is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.