edify
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But that’s partly why he’s there: to expand and edify their thinking, which he attempts to do gently and judiciously.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Finding the least taxing way to activate your inner circle could gratify — and edify — all involved, and restore a sense of control over your own well-being.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2022
Zimmer sprinkles his book with stories that both dazzle and edify the reader.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2021
One story, The Millionaire, describes a disgraced man who undergoes ritual humiliation to edify people who want to witness “the version of the world you believe in”.
From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020
It isn't likely they are in here," muttered Schnetz, "unless they have been seized with a pious fit, and have consented to let a sister of charity come in and edify them with her hymn-book.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Heyse, Paul
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