v. Obs. rare. In 7 exædifie. [ad. L. exædificā-re to build up, construct, f. ex- + ædificā-re: see EDIFY.] trans. To build up; to complete, finish.
a. 1617. P. Bayne, Diocesan’s Tryall (1621), 76. The … exædifying of the body of Christ.
1641. ‘Smectymnuus,’ Vind. Answ., § 13. Bishops are given … not to lay foundations, or to exædifie some imperfect beginnings.
