advocate vs moralize

advocate is a noun but moralize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
advocate	Yes	No	Yes	No
moralize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, moralize is a hyponym of advocate; that is, moralize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than advocate:

Other hyponyms of advocate include moralise, preachify, sermonise, sermonize.

advocate (noun)	moralize (noun)
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
a lawyer who pleads cases in court

advocate (verb)	moralize (verb)
push for something	improve the morals of
speak, plead, or argue in favor of	speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
	interpret the moral meaning of