What does "editorialize" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "editorialize"?

Common synonyms include: author, coauthor, collaborate, compose, dash off, editorialise.

How do you pronounce "editorialize"?

Pronounced //ˌed.əˈtɔːr.i.ə.laɪz//.

Editorialize

//ˌed.əˈtɔːr.i.ə.laɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To introduce or insert personal opinions, judgments or subjective interpretations into news reporting or factual accounts where objectivity is expected. intransitive
"Jerry Falwell's right-wing fundamentalist publication "Moral Majority Inc." editorialized that AIDS was God's "deserved punishments" against homosexuals."
2
insert personal opinions into an objective statement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

author coauthor collaborate compose dash off editorialise

Example

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

Etymology

From editorial + -ize.

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