moralize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.
To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.
To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

/ˈmɒ.ɹə.laɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moralize.wav

moralize moralizes moralizing moralized moralise

From Old French moraliser, equivalent to moral + -ize.

judge

amoralize demoralize immoralize moralization moralizer moralizing moralizingly nonmoralizing remoralize unmoralized unmoralizing

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