edify

/ED-ih-fye/verb

to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

The series aims to edify, not merely entertain.
Synonyms
enlighten, educate, instruct
Antonyms
mislead, corrupt
Memory hook
aedificare (build): build up the mind.

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