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preachify

[ pree-chuh-fahy ]
/ ˈpri tʃəˌfaɪ /
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verb (used without object), preach·i·fied, preach·i·fy·ing.
to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
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Origin of preachify

First recorded in 1765–75; preach + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM preachify

preach·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby preachify

PRC, pre-, preach, preacher, preacher curl, preachify, preaching, preachment, preach to the choir, preach to the converted, preachy
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Words related to preachify

admonish, exhort, proclaim, proselytize, sermonize, edify, lecture, pontificate, teach, advocate, blow, harangue, urge, evangelize, preach, talk big

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British Dictionary definitions for preachify

preachify
/ (ˈpriːtʃɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(intr) informal to preach or moralize in a tedious manner

Derived forms of preachify

preachifying, noun
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