journalize

American  

[jur-nl-ahyz] / ˈdʒɜr nlˌaɪz /

especially British, journalise

verb (used with object)

journalized, journalizing

1. to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.

2. to enter or record in a journal.

3. (in double-entry bookkeeping) to enter in a journal, preparatory to posting to the ledger.

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verb (used without object)

journalized, journalizing

1. to keep or make entries in a journal.

journalize British  

/ ˈdʒɜːnəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to record (daily events) in a journal

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Other Word Forms

• journalization noun
• journalizer noun
• unjournalized adjective

Etymology

Origin of journalize

First recorded in 1760–70; journal + -ize

Example Sentences

Lovecraft’s language “fails” only insofar as the narrators fail to get into words, to journalize, some experience that simply cannot be fully available to the meager human senses and mind.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2013

I feel singularly indolent, and indisposed to journalize this evening.

From The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cleveland, Cecilia Pauline

Little by little he learned to invoice and journalize and "post in the ledger" and all the rest of the detail of bookkeeping.

From The Portygee by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

The cloud scenery gives such variety to a hilly landscape that it would be worth while to journalize its aspect from hour to hour.

From The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

I have not the heart to journalize tonight, everything seems so sad and strange.

From The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cleveland, Cecilia Pauline