opinionate

English

Etymology

From opinion +‎ -ate, perhaps after Middle French opinionner.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɪnjəneɪt/

Verb

opinionate (third-person singular simple present opinionates, present participle opinionating, simple past and past participle opinionated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
    • 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 3, in The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
      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 [transl. s'opiniatrer] yet in hope […].
    • 2002, Mike Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times, 15 Apr 2002:
      He doesn't editorialize and he doesn't try to opinionate. It is just the facts.
  2. (reflexive) To have a given opinion.

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Adjective

opinionate (comparative more opinionate, superlative most opinionate)

  1. (archaic) opinionated
    • 1815, Richard Brathwaite, Essays Upon the Five Senses: Revived by A New Supplement
      May humility henceforth conduct me; for conceit of knowledge, through an opinionate arrogance, hath made me many times glory in my own ignorance.

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