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sermon [ˈsɜːrmən, Brit ˈsɜːm-] N a. fig

reorganize [riːˈɔːrgənaɪz, Brit -ˈɔːg-] VB trans

scrutinise VB trans Brit, Aus, scrutinize [ˈskruːtənaɪz, Brit -tɪ-] VB trans

colonize [ˈkɑːlənaɪz, Brit ˈkɒl-] VB trans

patronize [ˈpeɪtrənaɪz, Brit ˈpæt-] VB trans

1. patronize form (be customer):

2. patronize (treat condescendingly):

I . organize [ˈɔːrgənaɪz, Brit ˈɔːg-] VB trans

II . organize [ˈɔːrgənaɪz, Brit ˈɔːg-] VB intr

humanize [ˈhjuːmənaɪz] VB trans

recognize [ˈrekəgnaɪz] VB trans

harmonic [hɑːrˈmɑːnɪk, Brit hɑːˈmɒn-] ADJ

serene [səˈriːn, Brit sɪˈ-] ADJ

1. serene (calm):

sereno(-a)

2. serene (peaceful):

tranquilo(-a)

I . service [ˈsɜːrvɪs, Brit ˈsɜːv-] N

3. service SPORTS:

saque m

4. service REL:

culto m

5. service:

service TECH
service AUTO

II . service [ˈsɜːrvɪs, Brit ˈsɜːv-] VB trans

I . serenade [ˌserəˈneɪd] VB trans

II . serenade [ˌserəˈneɪd] N

antagonize [ænˈtægənaɪz] VB trans

harmonious [hɑːrˈmoʊniəs, Brit hɑːˈməʊ-] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He does this a lot: sermonizing to the city's scruffier elements -- the homeless, the drug addicts, the alcoholics and the drifters.
news.nationalpost.com
The idea quite obviously is to build awareness about the disease, but the film doesn't slip into sermonizing.
www.thehindu.com
To sermonize your morals while making comments like the above without an ounce of contrition reeks of hypocrisy.
www.nbcnews.com
They can not sermonize a mixed gender congregation, certainly not an all-male congregation.
www.pbs.org
The depictions of harassment and prejudice are not subtle, but neither are they sermonized.
www.themarysue.com
Tone of this article is audacious, sermonizing and is based on hallucination.
www.thehindu.com
The tradition of sermonizing is hugely valuable, because we are in need of guidance, morality and consolation -- and religions know that.
www.theamericanconservative.com
Talking down to people or sermonizing are the least effective modes of diplomacy.
www.usnews.com
Not that there's any point in sermonizing about such a self-consciously anarchic celebration of adolescent hedonism.
www.cnn.com
Ward evangelized the social gospel, sermonizing on matters of economics and poverty and the potential role of the church in the rectification of the structural failings of society.
en.wikipedia.org

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