Edify and Obscure

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Edify verb - To provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding.

Usage example: a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it

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Obscure is an antonym for edify.

Nearby Words: edifying, edification, edified

Obscure verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.

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Edify is an antonym for obscure.

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Obscure and Edify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/edify/obscure

Edify & Obscure. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/edify/obscure>.

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