Thesaurus: moralize

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1. v. t. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
2. v. t. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
3. v. t. To render moral; to correct the morals of.
4. v. t. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
5. v. i. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
6. v. interpret the moral meaning of
7. v. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
8. v. improve the morals of
9. 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from. This fable is moralized in a common proverb. L'Estrange. Did he not moralize this spectacle Shak. 2. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to. While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road. Wordsworth. 3. To render moral; to correct the morals of. It had a large share in moralizing the poor white people of the country. D. Ramsay. 4. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse. Good and bad stars moralize not our actions. Sir T. Browne. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
10. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events asinvolving a moral.
11. v:100 v. interpret the moral meaning of v. improve the morals of