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Moralize vs Moralized - What's the difference?

moralize | moralized |

As verbs the difference between moralize and moralized

is that moralize is to apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from while moralized is (moralize).

moralize

English

Verb

  • To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
  • * L'Estrange
  • This fable is moralized in a common proverb.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Did he not moralize this spectacle?
  • To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
  • * Wordsworth
  • While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed / By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road.
  • To render moral; to correct the morals of.
  • * D. Ramsay
  • It had a large share in moralizing the poor white people of the country.
  • To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • Good and bad stars moralize not our actions.
  • To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
  • moralized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (moralize)

  • moralize

    English

    Verb

  • To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
  • * L'Estrange
  • This fable is moralized in a common proverb.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Did he not moralize this spectacle?
  • To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.
  • * Wordsworth
  • While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed / By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road.
  • To render moral; to correct the morals of.
  • * D. Ramsay
  • It had a large share in moralizing the poor white people of the country.
  • To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • Good and bad stars moralize not our actions.
  • To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.