Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to edify
Participle: edified
Gerund: edifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | edify |
| you | edify |
| he;she;it | edifies |
| we | edify |
| you | edify |
| they | edify |
Perfect
| I | have edified |
| you | have edified |
| he;she;it | has edified |
| we | have edified |
| you | have edified |
| they | have edified |
Past
| I | edified |
| you | edified |
| he;she;it | edified |
| we | edified |
| you | edified |
| they | edified |
Pluperfect
| I | had edified |
| you | had edified |
| he;she;it | had edified |
| we | had edified |
| you | had edified |
| they | had edified |
Future
| I | will edify |
| you | will edify |
| he;she;it | will edify |
| we | will edify |
| you | will edify |
| they | will edify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have edified |
| you | will have edified |
| he;she;it | will have edified |
| we | will have edified |
| you | will have edified |
| they | will have edified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | edify |
| you | edify |
| he;she;it | edify |
| we | edify |
| you | edify |
| they | edify |
Perfect
| I | have edified |
| you | have edified |
| he;she;it | have edified |
| we | have edified |
| you | have edified |
| they | have edified |
Imperfect
| I | edified |
| you | edified |
| he;she;it | edified |
| we | edified |
| you | edified |
| they | edified |
Pluperfect
| I | had edified |
| you | had edified |
| he;she;it | had edified |
| we | had edified |
| you | had edified |
| they | had edified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would edify |
| you | would edify |
| he;she;it | would edify |
| we | would edify |
| you | would edify |
| they | would edify |
Perfect
| I | would have edified |
| you | would have edified |
| he;she;it | would have edified |
| we | would have edified |
| you | would have edified |
| they | would have edified |
Imperative
| you | edify |
| we | Let's edify |
| you | edify |
Verbs conjugated like 'edify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'edify'
ædify,
aerify,
codify,
defy,
deify,
dexify,
diff,
divy,
easify,
eddy,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to construct
- artifice, betimber, build, build up, compile, construct, erect, extruct, fabricate, fashion, form, make, manufacture, produce, put together, put up, rear, timber, upbuild
- educate
- enlighten, improve, illuminate, teach, instruct
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1340, a fig. use, from O.Fr. edifier, from L. ædificare "to build, construct," in L.L. "improve spiritually, instruct" (see edifice).
2. From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).
Sample Sentences
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“ Who,—I ? You know I 'm such a graceless dog that these religious aspects of such subjects don't edify me much. If I was to say anything on this slavery matter, I would say out, fair and square, ‘We 're in for it; we 've got ’ em, and mean to keep ’ em,—it's for our convenience and our interest; ’ [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] to Miss Ophelia's satisfaction; smoothing the sheets, patting out every wrinkle, and exhibiting, through the whole process, a gravity and seriousness with which her instructress was greatly edified. By an unlucky slip, however, a fluttering fragment of the ribbon hung out of one of her sleeves, just as she was finishing, and caught Miss Ophelia's attention. Instantly, she pounced upon it. “ [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] was made, there was nobody found to stand sponsor for the indignity. Topsy was cited, and had up before all the domestic judicatories, time and again; but always sustained her examinations with most edifying innocence and gravity of appearance. Nobody in the world ever doubted who did the things; but not a scrap of any direct evidence could be found to establish the suppositions, and Miss Ophelia was [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)