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.

---

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

---

Other Word Forms

• journalization noun
• journalizer noun
• unjournalized adjective

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

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

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

From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James

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

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