moralize, moralise
(verb) improve the morals of
sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise
(verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; “This man always sermonizes”
moralize, moralise
(verb) interpret the moral meaning of; “moralize a story”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moralize (third-person singular simple present moralizes, present participle moralizing, simple past and past participle moralized)
(intransitive) To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
(transitive) To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.
(transitive) To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.
(transitive) To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
(transitive, obsolete) To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
(transitive, obsolete) To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mor"al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Moralizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. moraliser.]
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.
Mor"al*ize, v. i.
Definition: To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
