journalize

[ jur-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object),jour·nal·ized, jour·nal·iz·ing.
  1. to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.

  2. to enter or record in a journal.

  1. (in double-entry bookkeeping) to enter in a journal, preparatory to posting to the ledger.

verb (used without object),jour·nal·ized, jour·nal·iz·ing.
  1. to keep or make entries in a journal.

Origin of journalize

1
First recorded in 1760–70; journal + -ize
  • Also especially British, jour·nal·ise .

Other words from journalize

  • jour·nal·i·za·tion, noun
  • jour·nal·iz·er, noun
  • un·jour·nal·ized, adjective

Words Nearby journalize

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How to use journalize in a sentence

  • He essayed to journalize his experiences on the road; but he lost patience in recording the little incidents which composed them.

    One Of Them | Charles James Lever
  • Little by little he learned to invoice and journalize and "post in the ledger" and all the rest of the detail of bookkeeping.

    The Portygee | Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The cloud scenery gives such variety to a hilly landscape that it would be worth while to journalize its aspect from hour to hour.

    The Marble Faun, Volume II. | Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • After dinner, I lay down on the couch, with the Dial in my hand as a soporific, and had a short nap; then began to journalize.

British Dictionary definitions for journalize

journalize

journalise

/ (ˈdʒɜːnəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. to record (daily events) in a journal

Derived forms of journalize

  • journalization or journalisation, noun
  • journalizer or journaliser, noun

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