moralize

Meaning

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

Synonyms

moralise

sermonize

preach

sermonise

pontificate

teach

preachify

lecture

harangue

Translations

moraleggiare

moralizar

ηθικολογώ

sermonner

moraliser

moralisieren

moralizzare

moraliseren

moralitzar

ahlâk dersi çıkarmak

ahlâki yönlerini açıklamak

ahlâk öğretmek

vaaz çekmek

عظ

sıkıcı öğütler vermek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒ.ɹə.laɪz/

Etymology

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