MORALIZE


Meaning of MORALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɒrəlaɪz, AM mɔ:r- ]

( moralizes, moralizing, moralized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'moralise'

If you say that someone is moralizing , you are critical of them for telling people what they think is right or wrong, especially when they have not been asked their opinion.

As a dramatist I hate to moralize...

= preach

VERB : V [ disapproval ]

• mor‧al‧iz‧ing

We have tried to avoid any moralising.

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