E0039900 (ĕd′ə-fī′)tr.v.ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing, ed·i·fies To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.[Middle English edifien, from Old French edifier, from Late Latin aedificāre, to instruct spiritually, from Latin, to build; see edifice.]ed′i·fi′er n.ThesaurusSeeedify