Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Edifying /ĕd'-əf-īˌ-ĭng/ · Ed·i·fy·ing · IPA /ˈɛd.ɪˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/ 01 a. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. 1. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation.