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moralize
mor·al·ize M0418300 (môr′ə-līz′, mŏr′-)v. mor·al·ized, mor·al·iz·ing, mor·al·iz·es v.intr. To think about or express moral judgments or reflections.v.tr.1. To interpret or explain the moral meaning of.2. To improve the morals of; reform.
mor′al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.mor′al·iz′er n.moralize (ˈmɒrəˌlaɪz) or moralisevb1. (intr) to make moral pronouncements2. (tr) to interpret or explain in a moral sense3. (tr) to improve the morals of ˌmoraliˈzation, ˌmoraliˈsation n ˈmoralˌizer, ˈmoralˌiser nmor•al•ize (ˈmɔr əˌlaɪz, ˈmɒr-)
v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i. 1. to reflect on or express opinions about matters of right and wrong, esp. in a self-righteous or tiresome way. v.t. 2. to explain in a moral sense, or draw a moral from. 3. to improve the morals of. mor`al•i•za′tion, n. mor′al•iz`er, n. mor′al•iz`ing•ly, adv. moralize
Past participle: moralized
Gerund: moralizing
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| moralize | | moralize |
| Present |
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| I moralize | | you moralize | | he/she/it moralizes | | we moralize | | you moralize | | they moralize |
| Preterite |
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| I moralized | | you moralized | | he/she/it moralized | | we moralized | | you moralized | | they moralized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am moralizing | | you are moralizing | | he/she/it is moralizing | | we are moralizing | | you are moralizing | | they are moralizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have moralized | | you have moralized | | he/she/it has moralized | | we have moralized | | you have moralized | | they have moralized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was moralizing | | you were moralizing | | he/she/it was moralizing | | we were moralizing | | you were moralizing | | they were moralizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had moralized | | you had moralized | | he/she/it had moralized | | we had moralized | | you had moralized | | they had moralized |
| Future |
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| I will moralize | | you will moralize | | he/she/it will moralize | | we will moralize | | you will moralize | | they will moralize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have moralized | | you will have moralized | | he/she/it will have moralized | | we will have moralized | | you will have moralized | | they will have moralized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be moralizing | | you will be moralizing | | he/she/it will be moralizing | | we will be moralizing | | you will be moralizing | | they will be moralizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been moralizing | | you have been moralizing | | he/she/it has been moralizing | | we have been moralizing | | you have been moralizing | | they have been moralizing |
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| I will have been moralizing | | you will have been moralizing | | he/she/it will have been moralizing | | we will have been moralizing | | you will have been moralizing | | they will have been moralizing |
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| I had been moralizing | | you had been moralizing | | he/she/it had been moralizing | | we had been moralizing | | you had been moralizing | | they had been moralizing |
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| I would moralize | | you would moralize | | he/she/it would moralize | | we would moralize | | you would moralize | | they would moralize |
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| I would have moralized | | you would have moralized | | he/she/it would have moralized | | we would have moralized | | you would have moralized | | they would have moralized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | moralize - interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"moraliserede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to | | 2. | moralize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"preachify, sermonise, sermonize, moraliseadvocate, preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" | | 3. | moralize - improve the morals ofmoralisereform, regenerate, reclaim, rectify - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" |
moralizeverbTo indulge in moral reflection, usually pompously:preach, sermonize.Translationsmoraleggiaretrarre una morale damoralize
moralize about (someone or something)To discuss or proclaim moral judgments or observations about a particular person or thing, especially in a trite or obvious manner. These politicians need to spend less time moralizing about the nature of drug addiction and homelessness, and spend more time helping the people in society who are most vulnerable. Plenty of people have moralized about the country's dictator, but so far no one has done anything to curb his power.See also: moralizemoralize about someone or somethingto utter moral platitudes about someone or something. There is no point in moralizing about Carlo. He can't be changed. Why are you moralizing about the election? The people are always right.See also: moralizemoralize
Synonyms for moralizeverb to indulge in moral reflection, usually pompouslySynonymsSynonyms for moralizeverb interpret the moral meaning ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb speak as if delivering a sermonSynonyms- preachify
- sermonise
- sermonize
- moralise
Related Wordsverb improve the morals ofSynonymsRelated Words- reform
- regenerate
- reclaim
- rectify
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