Pronunciations
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/ˌed.əˈtɔːr.i.ə.laɪz/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Verb
To introduce or insert personal opinions, judgments or subjective interpretations into news reporting or factual accounts where objectivity is expected.
Usage- Intransitive
- Examples
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Jerry Falwell's right-wing fundamentalist publication "Moral Majority Inc." editorialized that AIDS was God's "deserved punishments" against homosexuals.
Verb
insert personal opinions into an objective statement
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