immoralize C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz/ UK /ɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to render immoral or corrupt the morals of Critics feared such spectacles would immoralize the young. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to render immoral or... corruptdepravedebauchdemoralizepervert ↔ Opposites moralizereformennoble Word family Derived forms immoralizedimmoralizing Related forms immoralmoralmoralizemorality Etymology AI details From immoral (from Latin in- 'not' + moralis, from mos 'custom') + the verb-forming suffix -ize. moralis Latin mos Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # immoralize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to render immoral or corrupt the morals of ## Examples - Critics feared such spectacles would immoralize the young. ## Synonyms - corrupt - deprave - debauch - demoralize - pervert ## Antonyms - moralize - reform - ennoble ## Derived Forms - immoralized - immoralizing ## Related Forms - immoral - moral - moralize - morality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: moralis - Root: mos ## Etymology From immoral (from Latin in- 'not' + moralis, from mos 'custom') + the verb-forming suffix -ize. ## AI Etymology Immoralize comes from immoral (from Latin in- 'not' + moralis, from mos 'custom') + the verb-forming suffix -ize. The etymological trail includes Latin moralis and Latin mos. As a verb, immoralize means to render immoral or corrupt the morals of. The same family is visible in derived forms such as immoralized and immoralizing and related forms such as immoral, moral, moralize, and morality. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown