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moralizemor‧al‧ize (also moralise British English) /ˈmɒrəlaɪz $ ˈmɔː-/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEmoralize |
Present | I, you, we, they | moralize | | he, she, it | moralizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | moralized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have moralized | | he, she, it | has moralized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had moralized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will moralize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have moralized |
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Present | I | am moralizing | | he, she, it | is moralizing | | you, we, they | are moralizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was moralizing | | you, we, they | were moralizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been moralizing | | he, she, it | has been moralizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been moralizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be moralizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been moralizing |
- Another important characteristic of the sentimental comedy is its moralizing, ethical nature.
- Another outstanding characteristic of this genre is its didactic, moralizing character.
- But it is not for me to moralize.
- He loved animals and endeavoured, in his engravings, to moralize an immoral society.
- Practically all moralizing is absent from Romantic drama.
- The play was also noteworthy for its virtuous characters, it moralizing quality and the theme of recognition.
- While there is a certain grubby vitality to the show, it wears thin long before the final round of moralizing.
nounmoralmoralsmorality ≠ immoralitymoralistamoralityadjectivemoral ≠ immoralamoralmoralisticverbmoralizeadverbmorally ≠ immorally to tell other people your ideas about right and wrong behaviour, especially when they have not asked for your opinion SYN preach: politicians moralizing about people’s sexual behaviour |