moralize
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
interpret the moral meaning of
moralize a story
Types & categories
- rede hypernym
Sense 2 verb
speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
This man always sermonizes
Types & categories
- advocate hypernym
Related & opposite
- sermon derivation
- moralization derivation
- preachification derivation
- sermon derivation
- preacher derivation
Sense 3 verb
improve the morals of
Types & categories
- reform hypernym
Related & opposite
- moralization derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rede |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sermon |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | moralization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preachification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sermon |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preacher |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | advocate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | moralization |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reform |