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