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
It sometimes feels like our information-stuffed age has done little to inform or edify but a great deal to buttress those who think they have all the facts on their side.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022
Gonzalez’s main strategies are to allow Olga’s mother to edify the reader along with her children through her letters and to have characters speak to each other in blocks of exposition.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022
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
When I have passed away and can no longer address you and edify your minds with religious discourse, select from among you men of good family and education to preach the truth in my stead.
From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul
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