Synonyms of edify

edify

verb

ˈe-də-ˌfī 

as in to educate

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• educate
• inspire
• enlighten
• enrich
• illumine
• nurture
• transform
• uplift
• illuminate
• ennoble
• improve
• illume
• elevate
• lift
• better
• exalt
• regenerate
• ensoul
• renew
• transfigure
• glorify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuse
• puzzle
• perplex
• obscure
• darken
• cloud
• becloud

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of edify

As for anyone who believes that the current turbulence on the U.S.-Mexican border is an anomaly, they will be edified by Taylor’s account of how Texans attacked Mexico for offering freedom to runaway slaves. —Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times, 19 May 2024

For two decades, this edifying A&E docuseries has been lifting the veil of investigative work during that critical time frame. —EW.com, 27 May 2024

There are stories and edifying captions on just about every page. —Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024

But hang in there: Viewers who allow themselves to be taken on this wide-ranging, occasionally digressive journey will emerge not just edified but emotionally wrung out and, somehow, cleansed. —Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024