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Meaning of 'moralize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moralize [ v. i.]
- To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
2 . Moralize [ v. t.]
- To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
- To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
- To render moral; to correct the morals of.
- To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

Meaning of 'moralize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moralize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- interpret the moral meaning of
Example in sentence:
  • moralize a story
Meaning (2):
- speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
Example in sentence:
  • This man always sermonizes

Nearby Words:

mora moraine morainic moral morale moraler moralism moralist moralities morality

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