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moralize: improve the morals of; interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"

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sermonize collapse: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

hold forth collapse: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"

preach collapse: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"; deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"

comment upon collapse

criticize collapse: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

expound collapse

harangue collapse: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

lecture collapse: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"; a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"; deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

explain collapse: make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"; define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

censure collapse: harsh criticism or disapproval

discourse collapse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

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