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Moralize

To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

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Advocate 76% connected

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Interpret 76% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Preach 76% connected

To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to d…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Reclaim 76% connected

To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rectify 76% connected

To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rede 76% connected

To advise or counsel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reform 76% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Regenerate 76% connected

Reproduced.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Moralization 74% connected

The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Moralization 74% connected

The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Preachify 92% connected

To discourse in the manner of a preacher.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sermonize 92% connected

To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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