moralize

ˈmɔrəˌlaɪz

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Definition of moralize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

ethics

Rare

improve the morals of someone

Rare

The teacher aimed to moralize her students.

preach

sermonize

critical

Rare

criticize someone for imposing moral views

Rare

He was accused of moralizing during the debate.

lecture

preach

sermonize

interpret morally

Rare

give a moral meaning or interpretation to something

Rare

He tends to moralize every issue we discuss..

preach

sermonize

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Origin of moralize

Latin, moralis (moral) + ize (to make)

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preachy

adj.

tedious moralizing

tending to moralize in a tedious manner

Examples of moralize in a sentence

He tends to moralize during discussions on ethics.
She tends to moralize about lifestyle choices.
The article seemed to moralize rather than inform.
Parents often moralize children's stories.
She doesn't like it when people moralize her actions.

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French:moraliser, prêcher, ...
German:moralisieren, predigen, ...
Italian:elevare l'etica, fare la morale, ...
Spanish:moralizar, dar una interpretación moral, ...
Portuguese:moralizar, criticar moralmente, ...
Chinese:教化, 说教, ...
Japanese:向上させる, 説教をする, ...
Arabic:وَعَظَ, حاضَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁפֵּר אֶת הַמּוּסָר, לְהַטִּיל מוּסָר, ...
Russian:нравоучать, читать мораль, ...
Ukrainian:виховувати моральність, моралізувати, ...
Hindi:नैतिक बनाना, नैतिकता थोपना, ...
Bengali:নৈতিকভাবে উন্নত করা, সমালোচনা করা, ...
Catalan:moralitzar, criticar, ...
Czech:polepšit, moralizovat, ...
Danish:moralisere, give en moralsk betydning, ...
Dutch:verheffen, preken, ...
Greek:ηθικολογώ, επικρίνω, ...
Hungarian:erkölcsösíteni, moralizálni, ...
Khmer:អប់រំសីលធម៌, ស្តីបន្ទោសដោយយកសីលធម៌មកអះអាង, ...
Korean:향상시키다, 설교하다, ...
Persian:بهبود بخشید, اخلاق‌گرایی کرد, ...
Polish:poprawiać moralność, nadawać moralne znaczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):moralizar, censurar, ...
Romanian:a moraliza, a critica moral, ...
Swedish:förbättra, moralisera, ...
Thai:ปรับปรุงศีลธรรม, เทศนา, ...
Turkish:ahlakını geliştirmek, ahlak dersi vermek, ...
Vietnamese:cải thiện đạo đức, lên lớp, ...

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