edify
verb (used with object)
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift.
had edified
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past perfectof edify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was afterwards extended to those who had edified the church by their heroic virtues.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
Must he be accused of not loving Nell, simply because his charms had edified the shapely new-comer?
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by George C. Hazelton
His second apostasy edified his wife as much as his first apostasy had edified his master.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
