"preachify" meaning in English

See preachify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preachifies [present, singular, third-person], preachifying [participle, present], preachified [participle, past], preachified [past]
Etymology: From preach + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|preach|ify}} preach + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} preachify (third-person singular simple present preachifies, present participle preachifying, simple past and past participle preachified)
  1. To preach didactically; to sermonize.

Inflected forms

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