Editorialises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To provide a subjective analysis or interpretation in writing, to convey commentary or opinions on various topics through journalistic means, and to express individual viewpoints alongside factual reporting of events or issues
2. To insert subjective viewpoints or interpretations into a written work rather than just presenting facts
3. To include personal judgments or opinions in text, influencing the narrative beyond purely objective information

Etymology: The "editor" at the root of this word has an odd history of its own. It comes from Latin "editor", a producer or publisher, from "edere", to put forth or give out, and that Latin sense of bringing something into the open is still audible in the verb's meaning. "Editorial" came into English as an adjective meaning "relating to an editor," and the modern noun sense, a newspaper's opinion piece, developed from it. "Editorialise" is a plain formation: English "editorial" plus the verb-forming suffix "-ise", which traces back through French to Greek "-izein". The verb therefore describes the act of writing in an editor's voice, slipping opinion into what might otherwise look like straight reporting. The word is "editorialises" here because it is the third-person singular present form, used with a subject such as "he" or "the paper."

Synonyms: commentates, critiques, analyzes, reviews