English

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, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.3:

     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.