2. to insert personal opinions into an article or statement that is supposed to be an objective statement of facts. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
editorialize — introduce opinions into factual accounts, 1856, from EDITORIAL (Cf. editorial) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Editorialized; editorializing … Etymology dictionary
editorialize — (Amer.) ed·i·to·ri·al·ize || ‚edɪ tÉ”Ërɪəlaɪz v. express one s personal opinion in an editorial or in the manner of an editorial (also editorialise) … English contemporary dictionary
editorialize — (also editorialise) ► VERB ▪ (of a newspaper or editor) express opinions rather than just report news … English terms dictionary
editorialize — ☆ editorialize [ed΄i tôr′ēīz΄ ] vt., vi. editorialized, editorializing 1. to express editorial opinions about (something) 2. to put editorial opinions into (a factual news article, etc.) editorialization n. editorializer n … English World dictionary
editorialize — ed|i|to|ri|a|lize also editorialise BrE [ˌedıˈto:riəlaız] v [I] to give your opinion and not just the facts about something, especially publicly editorialize on/about/against etc ▪ The BBC is not supposed to editorialize about the news … Dictionary of contemporary English
editorialize — UK [ˌedɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz] / US [ˌedəˈtɔrɪəˌlaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms editorialize : present tense I/you/we/they editorialize he/she/it editorializes present participle editorializing past tense editorialized past participle editorialized… … English dictionary
editorialize — ed|i|to|ri|al|ize [ ,edə tɔriə,laız ] verb intransitive 1. ) to let your opinions show in a piece of writing where you should only be giving facts: Inexperienced reporters are often tempted to editorialize. 2. ) AMERICAN to express an opinion in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
editorialize — intransitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1856 1. to express an opinion in the form of an editorial 2. to introduce opinion into the reporting of facts 3. to express an opinion (as on a controversial issue) • editorialization noun • editorializer… … New Collegiate Dictionary
editorialize — editorialization, n. editorializer, n. /ed i tawr ee euh luyz , tohr /, v.i., editorialized, editorializing. 1. to set forth one s position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial. 2. to inject personal interpretations or… … Universalium
editorialize — verb To express ones opinion as if in an editorial, or as if it were an objective statement … Wiktionary
