Verb: moralise 'mor-u,lIz [N. Amer], 'mó-ru,lIz [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: moralize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: moralize)
- Improve the morals of
"The preacher tried to moralise the community";
- moralize
- Interpret the moral meaning of
"moralise a story";
- moralize
- Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
"This man always moralises";
- sermonize, sermonise [Brit], preachify [informal], moralize
Derived forms: moralised, moralising, moralises
Type of: advocate, interpret, preach, reclaim, rede [archaic], reform, regenerate
Encyclopedia: Moralise