opinionate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /əˈpɪnjəneɪt/ (UK)
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Etymology
From opinion + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French opinionner.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
notwithstanding being (as he saith) counselled by a friend of his, at that instant, to kill himselfe, it fell out well for him to opinionate himselfe [translating s'opiniatrer] yet in hope[…].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 3, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:He doesn't editorialize and he doesn't try to opinionate. It is just the facts.
2002 April 15, Mike Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times:
- (reflexive) To have a given opinion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opinionated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| opinionated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| opinionates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| opinionating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
de rechthaberisch sein (to have a given opinion) · pl wyrażać opinię (to have a given opinion) · pl wyrazić opinię (to have a given opinion) · nb mene (to have a given opinion) · de eigensinnig sein (to have a given opinion) · es opinar (to have a given opinion)