Edify
Edify , intransitive verb
[French édifier, Latin aedificare; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Greek {not transcribed} to burn, Sanskrit idh to kindle, Old High German eit funeral pile, Anglo-Saxon ād, OIr. aed fire) + facere to make. See Fact, -fy.]
1.
To build; to construct. [Archaic]
There was a holy chapel edified.
2.
To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach.
It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.
3.
To teach or persuade. [Obsolete] — Bacon
Edify , intransitive verb
To improve. [Rare] — Swift