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moralize

/ˈmɒ.ɹə.laɪz/

verb

Meaning

  • To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.

  • To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.

  • To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.

  • To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

  • To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

  • To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.