intransitive verb. To think about or express moral judgments or reflections.

intransitive verb. To interpret or explain the moral meaning of.

intransitive verb. To improve the morals of; reform.

To apply to a moral purpose, or to explain in a moral sense; draw a moral from; found moral reflections on.

To supply with a moral or practical lesson; furnish with edifying examples.

To exemplify the moral of: as, to moralize a fable.

To render moral; give a moral character to.

To affect strongly the moral or religious sense of; bring into a state of intense moral or religious feeling.

To make moral reflections; draw practical lessons from the facts of life.

To have an influence, especially a beneficial influence, on morals.

Also spelled moralise.

intransitive verb. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.

intransitive verb. to lecture to a person in a manner asserting moral principles.

transitive verb. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

transitive verb. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

transitive verb. To render moral; to correct the morals of.

transitive verb. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

verb. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

verb. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

verb. To render moral; to correct the morals of.

verb. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

verb. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.

verb. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

verb. interpret the moral meaning of

verb. improve the morals of

"Two stanzas in English moralize the situation, and for our present purpose may be ignored."

moralized  moralizing  

advocate  interpret  preach  reclaim  rectify  

demoralize  

annotate  censure  criticize  critique  discourse  

moralized  moralizes  moralizing