"editorialize" meaning in English

See editorialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: editorializes [present, singular, third-person], editorializing [participle, present], editorialized [participle, past], editorialized [past]
Etymology: From editorial + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|editorial|ize}} editorial + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} editorialize (third-person singular simple present editorializes, present participle editorializing, simple past and past participle editorialized)
  1. To express one's opinion as if in an editorial, or as if it were an objective statement. Synonyms: editorialise [UK] Translations (to express ones opinion as if in an editorial): ottaa kantaa (Finnish), przedstawiać opinię [imperfective] (Polish), przedstawić opinię [perfective] (Polish), editorializa (Romanian), editorializar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-editorialize-en-verb-rctu5c21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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