moralize
to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
to explain in a moral sense, or draw a moral from.
to improve the morals of.
Origin of moralize
1- Also especially British, mor·al·ise .
Other words from moralize
- 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
- un·mor·al·iz·ing, adjective
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How to use moralize in a sentence
Richard would fain have moralised and comforted, but she felt as if she knew it all before, and heard with languid attention.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeHe remembered that when the Cardinal moralised he meant a treachery, and now he stood on his guard.
Gerald Fitzgerald | Charles James LeverThey moralised as they returned, and Fitzjames thought on the whole that his own life was wholesomer than the monastic.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. | Sir Leslie StephenUnmor′alīsed, not moralised upon, having no moral attached; Unmoralīs′ing, not given to making moral reflections.
He gazed and wondered, and moralised secretly in his own mind, what was to become of the girl?
The Doctor's Family | Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
British Dictionary definitions for moralize
moralise
/ (ˈmɒrəˌlaɪz) /
(intr) to make moral pronouncements
(tr) to interpret or explain in a moral sense
(tr) to improve the morals of
Derived forms of moralize
- moralization or moralisation, noun
- moralizer or moraliser, noun
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