| Sermonize 1. (v. i.) To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach. 2. (v. i.) To inculcate rigid rules. 3. (v. t.) To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons. Thesaurus Entries deliver a lecture, descant, dilate, discourse, discuss, dissert, dissertate, evangelize, expatiate, explain, exposit, expound, harangue, hold forth, homilize, lecture, moralize, point a moral, preach, preachify, prelect, read a lesson, read a sermon | ![]() |