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preachify

[pree-chuh-fahy]

verb (used without object), preach·i·fied, preach·i·fy·ing.

to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.

Origin:
1765–75; preach + -ify

Related forms

preach·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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preachify (ˈpriːtʃɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
	informal (intr) to preach or moralize in a tedious manner

'preachifying

—n

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