different between edify vs civilise
edify
English
Alternative forms
- ædify (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??d?fa?/
Verb
edify (third-person singular simple present edifies, present participle edifying, simple past and past participle edified)
- (now rare) To build, construct.
- (transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
- January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley
- It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.
- 1813, The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, Vol. VI, page 455
- That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.
- 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires
- frustrate the best endeavours in the edifying of the church
- January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley
Related terms
- edification
- edificator
- edifice
- edifier
- edifying
Translations
Anagrams
- deify
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civilise
English
Alternative forms
- civilize
Etymology
civil +? -ise
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?v?la?z/
- Hyphenation: civ?il?ise
Verb
civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised)
- To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
- To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Related terms
- civilisation, civilization
- civil
- city
- civitas
- civilian
- citizen
Translations
French
Verb
civilise
- first-person singular present indicative of civiliser
- third-person singular present indicative of civiliser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
- second-person singular imperative of civiliser
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