VERB | communication | moralise, moralize | interpret the moral meaning / meaning of |
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communication | moralise, sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize | speak as if delivering a sermon | |
change | moralise, moralize | improve the morals of |
Meaning | interpret the moral meaning / meaning of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | moralize | |
Broader | rede, interpret | Give an interpretation or explanation to |
Meaning | speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | Sam and Sue moralise | |
Synonyms | sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize | |
Broader | preach, advocate | speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
Spanish | disertar, moralizar | |
Catalan | dissertar, moralitzar | |
Nouns | moralisation | indulgence in moral pronouncements |
Meaning | improve the morals of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonym | moralize | |
Broader | reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify | Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one |
Nouns | moralisation | the act of making moral (or more moral) |
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