- (v.t.) To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.
- (v.t.) To furnish with moral lessons, teachings or examples; to lend a moral to.
- (v.i.) To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.
- (v.t.) To render moral; to correct the morals of.
- (v.t.) To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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