# moralize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɒ.ɹə.laɪz/

## Definitions
1. To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
2. To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.
3. To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.
4. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
5. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
6. To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

## Etymology
From Old French moraliser, equivalent to moral + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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