editorialize

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

verb (used without object)

, ed·i·to·ri·al·ized, ed·i·to·ri·al·iz·ing.

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 opinions into an otherwise factual account.

editorialize

/ ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌediˈtorialˌizer, noun
• ˌediˌtorialiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• 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) overeditorialized overeditorializing

Word History and Origins

Origin of editorialize¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; editorial + -ize

Example Sentences

There's a lot of editorializing these days on the front pages of newspapers which I don't really approve of.

From Salon

While reporters from traditional news organizations generally avoid editorializing, Glenn promoted Trump and nodded approvingly as rally-goers spoke highly of the former president.

From Seattle Times

We don't need him to editorialize about the mind of a hypothetical juror in a hypothetical case.”

From Salon

It editorialized that a few blocks from the courthouse, “at the National Archives Museum, the 1st Amendment faded a little on its parchment.”

From Los Angeles Times

“But the editorializing — the excessive, unnecessary commentary about an uncharged individual — felt like political potshots.”

From New York Times