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moralize
[ mawr-uh-lahyz, mor- ]
verb (used without object)
moralized, moralizing.
- to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
verb (used with object)
moralized, moralizing.
- to explain in a moral sense, or draw a moral from.
- to improve the morals of.
moralize
/ ˈɒəˌɪ /
verb
- intr to make moral pronouncements
- tr to interpret or explain in a moral sense
- tr to improve the morals of
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Derived Forms
- ˈǰˌ, noun
- ˌǰˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰa··tDz noun
- ǰa·e noun
- ǰa·iԲ· adverb
- v·ǰa· verb overmoralized overmoralizing
- over·ǰa·iԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ǰa·iԲ adjective
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“Adolescence” refuses to moralize, but in Jamie, the series finds a cherubic picture of innocence corrupted that can be applied to youth everywhere.
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“The Expert of Subtle Revisions” isn’t a political book, per se, nor is it moralizing.
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Implicit in "wellness" rhetoric is the idea that poor health is strictly a result of personal choices, which are subjected to moralizing judgment.
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As a model and mother of three married to model Lucky Blue Smith, she has become the embodiment of luxury fashion meeting its lifestyle counterpart, with only a glint of moralizing.
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One is: Is there a new type of moralizing that is occurring?
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