Verb

(en-verb)

To build, construct.

* , III.i:

That Castle was most goodly edifyde , / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde

To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

* Gibbon

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.

(Francis Bacon)

Verb

(creat)

To put into existence.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April

, author= , volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Well-connected Brains , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.

To design, invest with a new form, shape, etc.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)

, volume=189, issue=2, page=48, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content",

To be creative, imaginative.

To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.

* , chapter=7

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace.

To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or restored for the incumbent.

To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre?existent title (notably a church in Rome).