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edify - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | edify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instruct |
| Synonyms: | educate, enlighten, improve, teach, uplift |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform of facts |
| Synonyms: | abridge, advise, apprise, edify, enlighten, epitomize, explain, fill in, inform, initiate, instruct, orient, prepare, prime, recapitulate, summarize, update, give rundown, give the lowdown, let in on, show the lay of the land, show the ropes, tip off |
| Antonyms: | hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | civilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make cultured; develop |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advance, better, cultivate, edify, educate, elevate, enlighten, ennoble, enrich, foster, humanize, idealize, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, polish, promote, reclaim, refine, tame, uplift, acculturate, ethicize, help forward, sophisticate, spiritualize |
| Main Entry: | educate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teach information, experience |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, brief, civilize, coach, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, drum into, edify, enlighten, exercise, explain, foster, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, mature, nurture, rear, school, train, tutor, let in on, put hip, put through the grind, show the ropes |
| Antonyms: | learn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enlighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain thoroughly; make aware |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catechize, civilize, convert, counsel, direct, disclose, divulge, edify, educate, elucidate, guide, illuminate, illumine, imitate, improve, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, persuade, preach, reveal, save, school, teach, tell, train, update, uplift, cause to understand, give faith, give the lowdown, give the word, illume, inspirit, let in on, open up, put on to |
| Antonyms: | bewilder, confound, confuse, delude, mislead, obscure, puzzle, be vague |
| Main Entry: | inform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate knowledge, information |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, apprise, betray, blab*, brief, caution, clue, edify, educate, endow, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, forewarn, give away, illuminate, inspire, instruct, invest, leak, level, notify, post, relate, snitch, squeal, tattle, teach, tell, tip, tout, update, warn, wise, endue, give a pointer, give a tip, give two cents, let in on, let know, make conversant with, send word, show the ropes, tell on |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moralize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preach |
| Synonyms: | admonish, edify, lecture, pontificate, teach, pass judgment, pontify, preachify, sermonize |
| Main Entry: | teach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | educate; instill knowledge |
| Synonyms: | advise, brainwash*, break in*, brief, catechize, coach, communicate, cram, demonstrate, develop, direct, discipline, drill, edify, enlighten, exercise, explain, expound, fit, form, ground, guide, illustrate, imbue, impart, implant, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instruct, interpret, lecture, nurture, prepare, profess, rear, school, sharpen, show, train, tutor, give instruction, give lessons, give the facts, improve mind, open eyes, polish up, pound into, show the ropes |
| Notes: | learn means to acquire or gain skill, knowledge or comprehension; teach means to impart skill, knowledge or comprehension to |
| Antonyms: | learn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tutor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teach someone privately |
| Synonyms: | clue, coach, direct, discipline, drill, drum into*, edify, educate, guide, instruct, lecture, ready, school, train, update, lay it out for, let in on |
| Antonyms: | learn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illuminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make clear; educate |
| Synonyms: | better, clarify, clear up, construe, define, dramatize, edify, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, express, finish, gloss, illustrate, improve, instruct, interpret, perfect, polish, give insight, shed light on, uplight |
| Antonyms: | cloud, complicate, dull, involve, obscure |
| Main Entry: | initiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teach |
| Synonyms: | brief, coach, edify, enlighten, familiarize, indoctrinate, induct, inform, instruct, introduce, invest, train, instate |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
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