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sermonize
ser·mon·ize S0282700 (sûr′mə-nīz′)v. ser·mon·ized, ser·mon·iz·ing, ser·mon·iz·es v.tr. To deliver a sermon to (someone).v.intr. To deliver or speak as though delivering a sermon. ser′mon·iz′er n.sermonize (ˈsɜːməˌnaɪz) or sermonisevbto talk to or address (a person or audience) as if delivering a sermon ˈsermonˌizer, ˈsermonˌiser nser•mon•ize (ˈsɜr məˌnaɪz) v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i. 1. to deliver or compose a sermon; preach. v.t. 2. to give exhortation to; lecture. [1625–35] ser′mon•iz`er, n. sermonize Past participle: sermonized Gerund: sermonizing
Imperative |
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sermonize | sermonize |
Present |
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I sermonize | you sermonize | he/she/it sermonizes | we sermonize | you sermonize | they sermonize |
Preterite |
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I sermonized | you sermonized | he/she/it sermonized | we sermonized | you sermonized | they sermonized |
Present Continuous |
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I am sermonizing | you are sermonizing | he/she/it is sermonizing | we are sermonizing | you are sermonizing | they are sermonizing |
Present Perfect |
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I have sermonized | you have sermonized | he/she/it has sermonized | we have sermonized | you have sermonized | they have sermonized |
Past Continuous |
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I was sermonizing | you were sermonizing | he/she/it was sermonizing | we were sermonizing | you were sermonizing | they were sermonizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had sermonized | you had sermonized | he/she/it had sermonized | we had sermonized | you had sermonized | they had sermonized |
Future |
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I will sermonize | you will sermonize | he/she/it will sermonize | we will sermonize | you will sermonize | they will sermonize |
Future Perfect |
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I will have sermonized | you will have sermonized | he/she/it will have sermonized | we will have sermonized | you will have sermonized | they will have sermonized |
Future Continuous |
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I will be sermonizing | you will be sermonizing | he/she/it will be sermonizing | we will be sermonizing | you will be sermonizing | they will be sermonizing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been sermonizing | you have been sermonizing | he/she/it has been sermonizing | we have been sermonizing | you have been sermonizing | they have been sermonizing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been sermonizing | you will have been sermonizing | he/she/it will have been sermonizing | we will have been sermonizing | you will have been sermonizing | they will have been sermonizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been sermonizing | you had been sermonizing | he/she/it had been sermonizing | we had been sermonizing | you had been sermonizing | they had been sermonizing |
Conditional |
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I would sermonize | you would sermonize | he/she/it would sermonize | we would sermonize | you would sermonize | they would sermonize |
Past Conditional |
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I would have sermonized | you would have sermonized | he/she/it would have sermonized | we would have sermonized | you would have sermonized | they would have sermonized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | sermonize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"preachify, sermonise, moralise, moralizeadvocate, preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
sermonizeverb1. To deliver a sermon, especially as a vocation:evangelize, preach.2. To indulge in moral reflection, usually pompously:moralize, preach.Translationssermonize Related to sermonize: censure, steadfastness, vacillate, treaclySynonyms for sermonizeverb to deliver a sermon, especially as a vocationSynonymsverb to indulge in moral reflection, usually pompouslySynonymsSynonyms for sermonizeverb speak as if delivering a sermonSynonyms- preachify
- sermonise
- moralise
- moralize
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