MORALIZE

moralize

Verb

  1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
  2. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
  3. To render moral; to correct the morals of.
  4. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
  5. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.


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