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opinionate

/əˈpɪnjəneɪt/

opinionate verb: to have or express as an opinion; to opine.

Verb

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

  1. (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
  2. (reflexive) To have a given opinion.

Adjective

opinionate (comparative more opinionate, superlative most opinionate)

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

Forms of opinionate

Verb
third-person singular presentopinionates
present participleopinionating
past participleopinionated
pastopinionated
Adjective
comparativemore opinionate
superlativemost opinionate

Origin of opinionate

From opinion + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French opinionner.

From opinion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix, with perfect meaning).

Words formed from opinionate

Questions about opinionate

What does opinionate mean?
Opinionate means to have or express as an opinion; to opine.
What part of speech is opinionate?
Opinionate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce opinionate?
Opinionate is pronounced /əˈpɪnjəneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of opinionate?
The past tense of opinionate is opinionated.

Words near opinionate in the dictionary

  1. opinion-makers
  2. opinionable
  3. opinionaire
  4. opinionaires
  5. opinional
  6. opinionate
  7. opinionated
  8. opinionatedly
  9. opinionatedness
  10. opinionately
  11. opinionates

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