| Main Entry: | moralize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preach |
Synonyms: |
admonish, edify, lecture, pass judgment, pontificate, pontify, preachify, sermonize, teach |
| Main Entry: | lecture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize lengthily |
Synonyms: |
admonish, berate, chide, exprobate, flay, give going-over, give piece of mind, moralize, preach, rank on, rate, reprimand, reprove, scold, sermonize, tell off |
Antonyms: |
praise |
| Main Entry: | orate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak |
Synonyms: |
address, expound, grandstand, lecture, moralize, pontificate, preach, sermonize, talk, vociferate |
| Main Entry: | pontificate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sermonize |
Synonyms: |
address, admonish, dogmatize, evangelize, get on a soapbox, give sermon, harangue, lecture, minister, moralize, preach, pulpiteer, teach |