资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Edify \Ed"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Edifying}.] [F. ['e]difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building,
   house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to
   kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) +
   facere to make. See {Fact}, {-fy}.]
   1. To build; to construct. [Archaic]

            There was a holy chapel edified.      --Spenser.

   2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious
      knowledge; to teach.

            It does not appear probable that our dispute [about
            miracles] would either edify or enlighten the
            public.                               --Gibbon.

   3. To teach or persuade. [Obs.] --Bacon.

资料来源 : WordNet®

edified
     adj : instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and
           spiritual improvement

edify
     v : make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand
         this proposal" [syn: {enlighten}]
     [also: {edified}]

edified
     See {edify}