moralize

To think about or express moral judgments or reflections.

To interpret or explain the moral meaning of.

To improve the morals of; reform.

To apply to a moral purpose, or to explain in a moral sense; draw a moral from; found moral reflections on.

To supply with a moral or practical lesson; furnish with edifying examples.

To exemplify the moral of: as, to moralize a fable.

To render moral; give a moral character to.

To affect strongly the moral or religious sense of; bring into a state of intense moral or religious feeling.

To make moral reflections; draw practical lessons from the facts of life.

To have an influence, especially a beneficial influence, on morals.