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ser·mon·ize
 sermonize
- pronunciation:
- suhr
m
naIz
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sermonized, sermonizes, sermonizing |
| definition: |
to preach a sermon or sermons, or to speak as if doing so.
She knew that if she came home late and smelling like beer that her father would surely sermonize.- similar words:
- preach
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| related words: |
cant, discourse, speak |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to exhort or lecture, as if preaching to (someone).
- similar words:
- lecture, preach
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