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单词 unmoralize
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unmoralizev.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒrəlʌɪz/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒrl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɔrəˌlaɪz/
Forms: see un- prefix2 and moralize v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, moralize v.
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + moralize v. Compare earlier unmoral adj.
transitive. To make unmoral; to remove any moral sense or quality from.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [verb (transitive)]
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immoralize1778
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > render immoral
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1640 W. Prynne Lord Bishops viii. sig. H3 They doe unmoralize the 4th Commandement, as concerning the Sabbath day for Christians: they allow profane Sports thereon.
1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 156 The empty notional way of Preaching..has..contributed as much as any one thing to the unmoralizing and debauching the Age.
1769 M. W. Church of Eng. Old as Christianity ii. 16 How strangely will Morality unmoralize Men!
1895 L. Stephen Life Sir J. F. Stephen v. ii. 333 Mill's theory would unmoralise the state. The state, that is, would be a mere association for mutual insurance against injury instead of an organ of the moral sense of the community.
1917 P. T. Forsyth Justif. of God v. 90 This intellectualising of faith has unmoralised, and often demoralised, it.
1991 C. Paglia Sexual Personae v. 141 Public ugliness and exhibitionism unmoralized the body.
2007 New Statesman (Nexis) 17 Dec. 66 [Adam Smith] sought..to disenchant and unmoralise what we now call the economy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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