edified

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

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo raro ou arcaico que significa instruído, edificado ou melhorado moral ou intelectualmente; no inglês moderno é pouco usado.

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.

   🇵🇹Edificado

   Sinônimos: cultivatededucatedenlightenedimprovedinformeduplifted

   Antônimos: ignorantunenlighteneduninstructeduntaught

• more edified comparative form
• most edified superlative form

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

• 🇵🇹Verbo que significa instruir ou melhorar alguém nos aspectos moral ou intelectual.

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.

   🇵🇹Edificar

   Sinônimos: bettereducateenlightenimproveinstructnurtureteachuplift

   Antônimos: corruptdebasedegradedemoralizedeprave

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