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editorialize

[ed-i-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr-]

Origin

verb (used without object), ed·i·to·ri·al·ized, ed·i·to·ri·al·iz·ing.

to set forth one's position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial.

to inject personal interpretations or opinions into an otherwise factual account.

Also, especially British, ed·i·to·ri·al·ise.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; editorial + -ize

Related forms

ed·i·to·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun

ed·i·to·ri·al·iz·er, noun

o·ver·ed·i·to·ri·al·ize, verb (used without object), o·ver·ed·i·to·ri·al·ized, o·ver·ed·i·to·ri·al·iz·ing.

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editorialize or editorialise (ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz)

—vb
1.	to express an opinion in or as in an editorial
2.	to insert one's personal opinions into an otherwise objective account

editorialise or editorialise

—vb

editoriali'zation or editorialise

—n

editoriali'sation or editorialise

—n

edi'torializer or editorialise

—n

edi'torialiser or editorialise

—n

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Word Origin & History

editorialize

"introduce opinions into factual accounts," 1856, from editorial + -ize.

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