moralise

[mawr-uh-lahyz, mor-]

mor·al·ize

[mawr-uh-lahyz, mor-] verb, mor·al·ized, mor·al·iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
verb (used with object)
2.
to explain in a moral sense, or draw a moral from.
3.
to improve the morals of.

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Moralise is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Also, especially British, mor·al·ise.


Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English moralisen < Medieval Latin mōrālizāre. See moral, -ize

mor·al·i·za·tion, noun
mor·al·iz·er, noun
mor·al·iz·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·mor·al·ize, verb, o·ver·mor·al·ized, o·ver·mor·al·iz·ing.
o·ver·mor·al·iz·ing·ly, adverb
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un·mor·al·iz·ing, adjective
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moralize or moralise (ˈmɒrəˌlaɪz)
 
vb
1.  (intr) to make moral pronouncements
2.  (tr) to interpret or explain in a moral sense
3.  (tr) to improve the morals of
 
moralise or moralise
 
vb
 
morali'zation or moralise
 
n
 
morali'sation or moralise
 
n
 
'moralizer or moralise
 
n
 
'moraliser or moralise
 
n

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