"preacherize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: preacherizes [present, singular, third-person], preacherizing [participle, present], preacherized [participle, past], preacherized [past]
Etymology: From preacher + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|preacher|ize}} preacher + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} preacherize (third-person singular simple present preacherizes, present participle preacherizing, simple past and past participle preacherized)
  1. (intransitive) To preach; to sermonize. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-preacherize-en-verb-mIMhJyCs
  2. (transitive, rare) To fill with preachers. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-preacherize-en-verb-4j8B8oKe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Inflected forms

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