† eˈdificate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. ædificātus, pa. pple. of ædificāre to build.]
Built up, constructed, instituted, arranged.
| c 1470 Harding Chron. xxxiii. iii, There were in his tyme ouer all, With other so afore edificate, X viij flamynes. 1530 Lyndesay Test. Papyngo 110 The erth be Nature so edificate With holsum herbis. a 1560 Rolland Crt. Venus ii. 582 That proper place sa weill edificate. |
So eˈdificate v. rare—0. trans.
| 1623 Cockeram ii, To Build, Fabricate, Edificate. |