edified

An archaic adjective meaning instructed or improved morally or intellectually; now rarely used in modern English.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung „sittlich oder geistig gebessert“ bzw. „belehrt, unterrichtet“; im heutigen Deutsch nur noch selten und meist in gehobener oder historischer Sprache gebraucht.

1. Instructed and improved C1 formal

   Having been instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement.

   • The audience felt edified after the philosopher's lecture.
   • She left the seminar feeling deeply edified by the discussion.
   • His edified state of mind was evident in his thoughtful questions.

   🇩🇪Erbaut

   Synonyme: cultivatededucatedenlightenedimprovedinformeduplifted

   Antonyme: ignorantunenlighteneduninstructeduntaught

• more edified comparative form
• most edified superlative form

A verb meaning to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden moralisch oder intellektuell zu unterweisen, zu bessern oder zu erbauen.

1. Instruct or improve morally C1 formal

   To instruct or benefit someone intellectually or morally, often through teaching or guidance.

   • The teacher's lectures edified the students on the importance of ethics.
   • Reading classic literature can edify the mind.
   • His speech was meant to edify the audience, not just entertain them.

   🇩🇪Belehren

   Synonyme: bettereducateenlightenimproveinstructnurtureteachuplift

   Antonyme: corruptdebasedegradedemoralizedeprave

• edified past participle
• edified past simple
• edifying present participle
• edifies third person singular