HyperDic: preachify

English > 1 sense of the word preachify:
VERBcommunicationpreachify, sermonize, sermonise, moralize, moralisespeak as if delivering a sermon
English > preachify: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaningspeak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements.
PatternSomebody ----s
ModelSam and Sue preachify
Synonymssermonize, sermonise, moralize, moralise
Broaderpreach, advocatespeak, plead, or argue in favor of
Spanishdisertar, moralizar
Catalandissertar, moralitzar
Nounspreachificationmoralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner

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