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editorialize

verb

  1. express an opinion in print
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Pronunciation: /ˌed.əˈtɔːr.i.ə.laɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Medieval Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English editorial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English editorialize From editorial + -ize.

  1. To introduce or insert personal opinions, judgments or subjective interpretations into news reporting or factual accounts where objectivity is expected.

    Jerry Falwell's right-wing fundamentalist publication "Moral Majority Inc." editorialized that AIDS was God's "deserved punishments" against homosexuals.

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