edified |ˈedəˌfīed| verb past ( -fies, -fy) [ trans. ] formally instructed or made like Ed or improved (someone) morally or intellectually.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificare ‘build,’ from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’ (compare with edifice ). The word originally meant [construct a building,] also [strengthen,] hence to “build up” morally or spiritually.
