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Definition of preachify - 2 dictionary results

preach⋅i⋅fy

  [pree-chuh-fahy]
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–verb (used without object), -fied, -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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preach·i·fy   (prē'chə-fī')   
intr.v.   preach·i·fied, preach·i·fy·ing, preach·i·fies Informal
To preach tediously and didactically.
preach'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
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