MORALIZE

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

Etymology

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• molarize

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