Gadit

moralize

Definitions (2)
1verbto talk about right and wrong in a way that sounds preachy or judgmental
He kept moralizing about screen time instead of listening to why the kids were upset.
The article stops explaining the problem and starts moralizing halfway through.
People tune out when a speaker moralizes instead of having an honest conversation.
2verbto draw a lesson about right and wrong from a story, event, or idea
Some readers moralize every fairy tale and turn it into a lesson.
The teacher asked the class not to moralize the ending too quickly.
Writers in earlier centuries often moralized ordinary events for their audience.
Word Origin
Language
Latin, through French
Original word
moralis
Word parts
moral (about right and wrong) + -ize (to make or to speak in that way)
Originally meant
to speak or treat something in moral terms
Background
It comes from Latin moralis, meaning 'about manners or character,' and reached English through French. The verb developed to mean not just discussing ethics, but often doing so in a sermon-like way.
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