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
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
