journalize

American  

[jur-nl-ahyz] / ˈdʒɜr nlˌaɪz /

especially British, journalise

verb (used with object)

journalized, journalizing

1. to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.

2. to enter or record in a journal.

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

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verb (used without object)

journalized, journalizing

1. to keep or make entries in a journal.

journalize British  

/ ˈdʒɜːnəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to record (daily events) in a journal

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• journalizer
  noun
• unjournalized
  adjective
• journalization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of journalize

First recorded in 1760–70; journal + -ize

Example Sentences

Lovecraft’s language “fails” only insofar as the narrators fail to get into words, to journalize, some experience that simply cannot be fully available to the meager human senses and mind.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2013

I cannot journalize, cannot arrange my ideas into order.

From Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, Fanny

I have not the heart to journalize tonight, everything seems so sad and strange.

From The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cleveland, Cecilia Pauline

I feel singularly indolent, and indisposed to journalize this evening.

From The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cleveland, Cecilia Pauline

The cloud scenery gives such variety to a hilly landscape that it would be worth while to journalize its aspect from hour to hour.

From The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni by Hawthorne, Nathaniel