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sermonize(dictionary)

sermonize (iou)



sermonize verb. Chiefly joc. or depreciative. Also sermonise. M17.
[formed as SERMONIST + -IZE.]
verb intrans. Deliver or compose a sermon. M17.
A. Jessopp Like a young curate sermonising.
b. Give serious advice or earnest exhortation; = PREACH verb 1b. M18.
Science I have sermonized on the sin of irrelevance.
verb trans. Bring into some condition by preaching. M18.
W. S. Landor Which of us shall..sermonize the other fast asleep.
verb trans. Preach a sermon to; talk seriously or earnestly to, admonish, lecture. E19.
B. Askwith Harriet did her best to sermonize..her sister.
sermonizer noun M17.