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Where does “moralize” come from?

Moralize comes from Old French moraliser, meaning to interpret in a moral sense or draw moral lessons.

moralize (English): To make moral reflections ; to regard acts and...

Definitions

  1. To make moral reflections ; to regard acts and...

Ancestry of “moralize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoraliser—

Words derived from “moralize”

  • moralizing
  • moralizer
  • remoralize
  • nonmoralizing
  • moralizingly
  • unmoralizing
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