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1 edify
(to improve the mind or morals of.) edificar- edifying
tr['edɪfaɪ]1 formal use edificarv.• edificar v.• fructificar v.'edəfaɪ, 'edɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied (frml) edificar*['edɪfaɪ]VT edificar* * *['edəfaɪ, 'edɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied (frml) edificar* -
2 edify
vt.1 edificar.2 iluminar. (pt & pp edified) -
3 edification
see edifytr[edɪfɪ'keɪʃən]edification [.ɛdəfə'keɪʃən] n: edificación f, instrucción fn.• edificación s.f.'edəfə'keɪʃən, ˌedɪfɪ'keɪʃənmass noun (frml) edificación f del espíritu (frml)here's a copy of the boss's memo for your edification — (iro) aquí tienes una copia del memorándum del jefe para que te instruyas (iró)
[ˌedɪfɪ'keɪʃǝn]N enseñanza f* * *['edəfə'keɪʃən, ˌedɪfɪ'keɪʃən]mass noun (frml) edificación f del espíritu (frml)here's a copy of the boss's memo for your edification — (iro) aquí tienes una copia del memorándum del jefe para que te instruyas (iró)
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4 edificado
Del verbo edificar: ( conjugate edificar) \ \
edificado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: edificado edificar
edificado
◊ -da adjetivobuilt-up
edificar ( conjugate edificar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo to build
edificar verbo transitivo
1 (construir) to build
2 (dar buen ejemplo) to edify ' edificado' also found in these entries: Spanish: finca English: free -
5 edificar
edificar ( conjugate edificar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo to build
edificar verbo transitivo
1 (construir) to build
2 (dar buen ejemplo) to edify ' edificar' also found in these entries: Spanish: solar -
6 edifying
adj.edificante.s.edificación, buen ejemplo.ger.gerundio del verbo EDIFY.
См. также в других словарях:
Edify — Ed i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edifying}.] [F. [ e]difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) + facere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edify — [ed′i fī΄] vt. edified, edifying [ME edifien < OFr edifier < L aedificare, to build, construct (in LL(Ec) to edify) < aedes, a dwelling, house, temple, orig., hearth, fireplace < IE base * ai dh , to burn (> Gr aithein, to burn, OE … English World dictionary
Edify — Ed i*fy, v. i. To improve. [R.] Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edify — I verb brief, coach, direct, discipline, docere, educate, enlarge the mind, enlighten, guide, improve, inform, instruct, prime, school, show, strengthen, teach, train, tutor, upbuild, uplift II index disabuse, educate, enlighten … Law dictionary
edify — mid 14c., to build, construct, also, in figurative use, to build up morally or in faith, from O.Fr. edefiier build, install, teach, instruct (morally), from L. aedificare to build, construct, in Late Latin improve spiritually, instruct (see… … Etymology dictionary
edify — ► VERB (edifies, edified) ▪ instruct or improve morally or intellectually. DERIVATIVES edification noun edifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin aedificare build … English terms dictionary
edify — UK [ˈedɪfaɪ] / US [ˈedəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms edify : present tense I/you/we/they edify he/she/it edifies present participle edifying past tense edified past participle edified formal to teach someone something that increases their… … English dictionary
edify — edifier, n. edifyingly, adv. /ed euh fuy/, v.t., edified, edifying. to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer. [1300 50; ME edifien < AF, OF edifier < L aedificare to build, equiv. to… … Universalium
edify — verb /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ a) To build, construct. That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde [...]. b) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually. That the … Wiktionary
edify — [14] As its close relative edifice [14] suggests, edify has to do literally with ‘building’. And in fact its underlying etymological sense is ‘building a hearth’. That was the original sense of Latin aedis. Gradually, though, it was extended, in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
edify — ed•i•fy [[t]ˈɛd ə faɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift; enlighten • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF, OF edifier < L aedificāre to build (LL: to edify, strengthen) =aedi , s. of aedes house,… … From formal English to slang