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sermonize
[ sur-muh-nahyz ]
/ ˈsɜr məˌnaɪz /
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verb (used without object), ser·mon·ized, ser·mon·iz·ing.
to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
verb (used with object), ser·mon·ized, ser·mon·iz·ing.
to give exhortation to; lecture.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sermonize
ser·mon·iz·er, nounWords nearby sermonize
Serkin, Serlio, sermon, sermonette, sermonic, sermonize, Sermon on the Mount, sero-, seroconvert, serodiagnosis, serodiscordant
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British Dictionary definitions for sermonize
sermonize
sermonise
/ (ˈsɜːməˌnaɪz) /
verb
to talk to or address (a person or audience) as if delivering a sermon
Derived forms of sermonize
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