Answer: moralize

AnswerCrossword Clue
MORALIZEOpine self-righteously
MORALIZEEmulate Aesop
MORALIZEInterpret in an ethical sense.
MORALIZEBe didactic.
MORALIZEGive a sermon
MORALIZEJudge, in a way
moralizeto think or pronounce on moral questions
moralizeto explain in a moral sense, also MORALISE