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opine

[oh-pahyn]

verb (used with or without object)

opined, opining 
  1. to hold or express an opinion.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,


opine

/ əʊˈ貹ɪ /

verb

  1. (when tr, usually takes a clause as object) to hold or express an opinion

    he opined that it was all a sad mistake

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opine1

First recorded in 1575–85; is from Latin DZīī “to think, deem”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opine1

C16: from Latin DZīī
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Example Sentences

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This reaction is an unfortunate relic of the internet, where people too dim to know better feel free to opine, whereas many people with more going on upstairs have the sense to shut up.

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“There was a qualitative opinion not in favor of Ms. Parks having these positions and people who aren’t emergency managers opined about the value or the worth of these positions,” Featherstone said.

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“If ‘Sesame Street’ programming were put up for auction,” Will opined in The Washington Post, “the danger would be of getting trampled by the stampede of potential bidders.”

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Well, “the ignorant narrative that we are all racist and hate poor people,” she told Conservateur, opining that Democratic leadership was the group that had “failed minorities and disregarded low-income households.”

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“Fascist isn't quite the right category for the Empire,” opined a commenter on a 2022 think piece posted on the Online Library of Liberty.

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