moralize

Verb

Verb Forms: moralized, moralizing, moralizes

• To explain or interpret in terms of moral principles.
• interpret the moral meaning of
  • "moralize a story"
• speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
• improve the morals of
• To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
• To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.
• To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.
• To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
• To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
• To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

Examples

• Don’t moralize about my tile luck; just focus on your own Words With Friends strategy.

Synonyms

moralise, preachify, sermonise, sermonize, judge