Moralize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To think about or express moral judgments or reflections.
  • v. To interpret or explain the moral meaning of.
  • v. To improve the morals of; reform.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
  • v. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
  • v. To render moral; to correct the morals of.
  • v. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
  • v. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
  • v. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
  • v. To render moral; to correct the morals of.
  • v. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
  • verb-intransitive. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
  • verb-intransitive. to lecture to a person in a manner asserting moral principles.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To apply to a moral purpose, or to explain in a moral sense; draw a moral from; found moral reflections on.
  • To supply with a moral or practical lesson; furnish with edifying examples.
  • To exemplify the moral of: as, to moralize a fable.
  • To render moral; give a moral character to.
  • To affect strongly the moral or religious sense of; bring into a state of intense moral or religious feeling.
  • To make moral reflections; draw practical lessons from the facts of life.
  • To have an influence, especially a beneficial influence, on morals.
  • Also spelled moralise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
  • v. interpret the moral meaning of
  • v. improve the morals of
  • Verb Form
    moralized    moralizes    moralizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preach    advocate    interpret    rede    reform    regenerate    rectify    reclaim   
    Form
    moralized    moralizing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sermonize    preachify    moralise   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    demoralize