Answer: moralized

AnswerCrossword Clue
MORALIZEDLectured about the value of virtue
moralizedReform the character and conduct of
moralizedComment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority
moralizedMORALIZE, to explain in a moral sense, also MORALISE
moralizedInterpret or explain as giving lessons on good and bad character and conduct