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Definition of Moralize
1. Verb. Interpret the moral meaning of. "Moralize a story"
2. Verb. Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements. "Sam and Sue moralize"; "This man always sermonizes"
Generic synonyms: Advocate, Preach
Derivative terms: Moralisation, Moralization, Moralizing, Preachification, Sermon, Sermon, Sermoniser, Sermon, Sermon, Sermonizer
3. Verb. Improve the morals of.
Generic synonyms: Reclaim, Rectify, Reform, Regenerate
Derivative terms: Moralisation, Moralization
Definition of Moralize
1. v. t. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
2. v. i. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
Definition of Moralize
1. Verb. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from. ¹
2. Verb. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to. ¹
3. Verb. To render moral; to correct the morals of. ¹
4. Verb. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse. ¹
5. Verb. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moralize
1. to explain in a moral sense [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moralize
Literary usage of Moralize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"I was going to moralize upon this fable, when our attention was called off to a
warm dispute between my wife and Mr. Burchell, upon my daughters' intended ..."
2. Socialism and Character by Vida Dutton Scudder (1912)
"This very attempt to moralize the present order by means of individual conversions
or detail reforms, had brought us into the impasse in which we stood ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... And moralize on mortal joy and pain ? — O, if such scenes thou lov'st, scorn
not the minstrel strain 1 No ! do not scorn, ..."
4. A Tour Through the Southern and Western Territories of the United States of by John Pope (1888)
"In this Situation, on a Journey with 180 Miles in Rear, and 500 in Front, I began
like Strap to moralize, with only this Difference, he faid "A Fool and his ..."
5. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"But, if I had been meaning to moralize, I should have taken larger Note-paper.—Adieu,
then.—Ever yours, LETTER 73 JANE W. CARLYLE.* To T. Carlyle, Chelsea. ..."
6. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"But, if I had been meaning to moralize, I should have taken larger Note-paper.—Adieu,
then.—Ever yours, LETTER 73 JANE W. CARLYLE.* To T. Carlyle, Chelsea. ..."
7. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"I was going to moralize upon this fable, when our attention was called off to a
warm dispute between my wife and Mr. Burchell, upon my daughters' intended ..."
8. Socialism and Character by Vida Dutton Scudder (1912)
"This very attempt to moralize the present order by means of individual conversions
or detail reforms, had brought us into the impasse in which we stood ..."
9. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... And moralize on mortal joy and pain ? — O, if such scenes thou lov'st, scorn
not the minstrel strain 1 No ! do not scorn, ..."
10. A Tour Through the Southern and Western Territories of the United States of by John Pope (1888)
"In this Situation, on a Journey with 180 Miles in Rear, and 500 in Front, I began
like Strap to moralize, with only this Difference, he faid "A Fool and his ..."
11. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"But, if I had been meaning to moralize, I should have taken larger Note-paper.—Adieu,
then.—Ever yours, LETTER 73 JANE W. CARLYLE.* To T. Carlyle, Chelsea. ..."
12. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"But, if I had been meaning to moralize, I should have taken larger Note-paper.—Adieu,
then.—Ever yours, LETTER 73 JANE W. CARLYLE.* To T. Carlyle, Chelsea. ..."
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