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Definition of moralize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

moralize

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈmɔrəˌlaɪz//
 
, NAmE//ˈmɑrəˌlaɪz//
 
[intransitive] (usually disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they moralize
 
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he / she / it moralizes
 
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past simple moralized
 
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-ing form moralizing
 
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to tell other people what is right and wrong, especially in order to emphasize that your opinions are correct synonym preach He's always moralizing about “young people today.”
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