Idealize vs Moralize - What's the difference?
idealize | moralize |
To regard something as ideal.
To conceive or form an ideal.
(art) To portray using idealization.
To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
* L'Estrange
* Shakespeare
To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
* Wordsworth
To render moral; to correct the morals of.
* D. Ramsay
To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
* Sir Thomas Browne
To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
As verbs the difference between idealize and moralize
is that idealize is to regard something as ideal while moralize is to apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.idealize
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- This fable is moralized in a common proverb.
- Did he not moralize this spectacle?
- While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed / By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road.
- It had a large share in moralizing the poor white people of the country.
- Good and bad stars moralize not our actions.
