verb · academic
edify
/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ED·i·fy
Band 6-7task2speaking
to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually
Examples
“The lecture was intended to edify young students about civic responsibility.”
“A good novel can both entertain and edify the reader.”
“The teacher's remarks were meant to edify rather than to criticize.”
Band 8 sentence
“A well-crafted curriculum should not only inform pupils but also edify them, promoting critical thinking and ethical awareness.”
Collocations
- edify the audience
- edifying experience
- aim to edify
Word family
edify verbedification nounedifying adjective
Common mistakes
educe the students→educate / edify the students
edify about→edify someone about/edify someone
Say it for a higher band
5teach→6educate→7+edify
Synonyms
educate
Easily confused
educate
“Teachers aim to educate children in basic literacy and numeracy.”
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