moralize

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

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