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EDIFY Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word edify. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word edify. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EDIFY

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enlighten
verbv
verb

• make understand

• give spiritual insight to; in religion

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

advise
verbv
verb

• give advice to

• inform (somebody) of something

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

cultivate
verbv
verb

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

educate
verbv
verb

• give an education to

• create by training and teaching

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

guide
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone employed to conduct others

• someone who shows the way by leading or advising

• something that offers basic information or instruction

• a model or standard for making comparisons

• someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

• a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

verb

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take somebody somewhere

• be a guiding or motivating force or drive

• use as a guide

• pass over, across, or through

improve
verbv
verb

• to make better

• get better

inform
verbv
verb

• impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

• give character or essence to

• act as an informer

inspire
verbv
verb

• heighten or intensify

• supply the inspiration for

• serve as the inciting cause of

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• fill with revolutionary ideas

• draw in (air)

instruct
verbv
verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• give instructions or directions for some task

• make aware of

mentor
nounn
noun

• a wise and trusted guide and advisor

verb

• serve as a teacher or trusted counselor

teach
verbv
noun

• an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• accustom gradually to some action or attitude

uplift
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

• a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

verb

• fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

• lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces

• lift up or elevate

Best Hypernyms For EDIFY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for edify, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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instruct learn teach

Alternatives for ENLIGHTEN

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