edify

Questions about edify

What does edify mean?

edify means "make understand".

How many syllables are in edify?

edify has 3 syllables: ed-i-fy. The stress falls on "ed". In IPA it is /ˈɛdəˌfaɪ/.

What is another word for edify?

Close synonyms include enlighten. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is edify a common word?

edify is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with edify?

72 words rhyme with edify. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.