moralize (verb)

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• moralize — (also moralise) ► VERB 1) comment on moral issues, especially disapprovingly. 2) improve the morals of. 3) interpret as giving moral lessons. DERIVATIVES moralization noun moralizer noun …   English terms dictionary

• moralize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to explain or interpret morally 2. a. to give a moral quality or direction to b. to improve the morals of intransitive verb to make moral reflections • moralization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• moralize — verb a) To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from. b) To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to …   Wiktionary

• moralize — UK [ˈmɒrəlaɪz] / US [ˈmɔrəˌlaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms moralize : present tense I/you/we/they moralize he/she/it moralizes present participle moralizing past tense moralized past participle moralized showing disapproval to tell people… …   English dictionary

• moralize — [[t]mɒ̱rəlaɪz, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] moralizes, moralizing, moralized VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is moralizing, you are critical of them for telling people what they think is right or wrong, especially when they have not been asked their …   English dictionary

• moralize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sermonize, admonish, exhort, pontificate; see lecture , scold . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. preach, sermonize, pontificate, lecture, pass judgment, *climb on one s moral soapbox, *look down one s holier than thou nose …   English dictionary for students

• moralize — mor|al|ize [ mɔrə,laız ] verb intransitive to tell people how they should behave, because you believe that your own opinion of right and wrong is the correct one …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• moralize — or moralise verb 1》 comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority. 2》 improve the morals of. Derivatives moralization noun moralizer noun moralizing adjective &noun moralizingly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• moralize — also ise BrE verb (I) to tell other people your ideas about right and wrong behaviour, especially when they have not asked for your opinion (+ about/on): politicians moralizing about people s sexual behaviour moralizer noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• moralize — [ˈmɒrəˌlaɪz] verb [I] showing disapproval to tell people how they should behave and what is right and what is wrong …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• moralise — verb 1. interpret the moral meaning of moralize a story • Syn: ↑moralize • Hypernyms: ↑rede, ↑interpret • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2 …   Useful english dictionary