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editorialize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌed.əˈtɔːr.i.ə.laɪz/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 D AH0 T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: journalism, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

insert personal opinions into an objective statement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: editorialise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr 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.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ottaa kantaa — to express one's opinion as if in an editorial
  • Polish: przedstawiać opinię — to express one's opinion as if in an editorial
  • Polish: przedstawić opinię — to express one's opinion as if in an editorial
  • Romanian: editorializa — to express one's opinion as if in an editorial
  • Spanish: editorializar — to express one's opinion as if in an editorial