New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Moralize — Mor al*ize (m[o^]r al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moralized} (m[o^]r al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moralizing} (m[o^]r al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. moraliser.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moralize — Mor al*ize, v. i. 1. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral. [1913 Webster] 2. to lecture to a person in a manner asserting moral principles. Syn: sermonize, preachify, moralise. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moralize — (v.) c.1400, expound or interpret spiritual or moral significance, from O.Fr. moraliser and directly from L.L. moralizare, from moralis (see MORAL (Cf. moral) (adj.)). Related: Moralized; moralizing … Etymology dictionary
moralize — (Amer.) mor·al·ize || mÉ”rÉ™laɪz / mÉ’ v. explain or define in moral terms; improve moral of; enforce principles of morality (also moralise) … English contemporary dictionary
moralize — [v] preach admonish, edify, lecture, pass judgment, pontificate, pontify, preachify, sermonize, teach; concepts 51,75 … New thesaurus
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 — [môr′əl īz΄, mär′əl īz] vi. moralized, moralizing [Fr moraliser < LL moralizare < L moralis] to think, write, or speak about matters of right and wrong, often in a self righteous or tedious way vt. 1. a) to interpret or explain in terms of… … English World dictionary
moralize — v. (D; intr.) to moralize about, on, over, upon * * * [ mɒrəlaɪz] on over upon (D; intr:) to moralize about … Combinatory dictionary
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 — Synonyms and related words: annotate, censure, criticize, critique, discourse, explain, exposit, expound, harangue, hold forth, lecture, moralize upon, point a moral, pontificate, preach, preachify, read a lesson, review, sermonize … Moby Thesaurus
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
