| VERB | communication | moralize, moralise | interpret the moral meaning / meaning of |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | moralize, sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralise | speak as if delivering a sermon | |
| change | moralize, moralise | improve the morals of |
| Sounds | mao'rahlay.z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | interpret the moral meaning / meaning of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "moralize a story" | |
| Synonym | moralise | |
| Broader | rede, interpret | Give an interpretation or explanation to |
| Meaning | speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue moralize | |
| Synonyms | sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralise | |
| Broader | preach, advocate | speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
| Spanish | disertar, moralizar | |
| Catalan | dissertar, moralitzar | |
| Nouns | moralizing, moralization | indulgence in moral pronouncements |
| Meaning | improve the morals of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | moralise | |
| 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 | moralization | the act of making moral (or more moral) |
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