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Edify

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To instruct for intellectual, moral or spiritual improvement

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Didactic

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Intended to teach; overly moralistic

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Elucidate

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To explain

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Erudite

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Possessing great knowledge

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Esoteric

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Understood only by an elite or elusive group

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Imbue

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To stain or die; to inspire

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Indoctrinate

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To instruct certain principles

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Pedagogy

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The art of teaching

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Pedantic

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To be concerned of book rules

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Pundit

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An expert

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Aegis

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Protection, sponsorship, or guidance

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Amends

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To fix between two conflicts

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Conciliatory

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Peacemaking

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Conducive

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Tending to cause or bring about

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Extricate

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To free from difficulty

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Importune

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To ask continuously

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Mediate

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To intervene in a conflict

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Mitigate

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To make less severe

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Patronize

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To sponsor or support

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Renovate

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To restore