disedify

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ edify.

Verb

disedify (third-person singular simple present disedifies, present participle disedifying, simple past and past participle disedified) (archaic)

1. To fail in edifying
2. to dehumanize, weaken or scandalize.

References

• “disedify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• disdeify