diarize

She diarizes her thoughts in a leather-bound journal every evening.

Definition

Verb:
- To record or note in a diary: "Diarize" means to write down events, thoughts, or observations in a diary or journal on a regular basis.
- To keep a diary: It can also refer to the act of maintaining a diary as a habitual practice.

Usage Examples

Advanced Usage

"to diarize an event": to make a specific note of an event in a diary.
- He diarized the meeting for next Tuesday. (He wrote the meeting date in his diary.)
"to diarize one's thoughts": to record one's personal reflections or ideas.
- She diarized her feelings after the argument. (She wrote down her emotions in a diary.)

Variants and Related Words

Diarist (noun): a person who keeps a diary.
- The famous diarist Anne Frank wrote extensively about her life in hiding. (A person who maintains a diary.)
Diary (noun): a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
- She bought a new diary to diarize her travels. (The book used for recording.)
Diarizing (present participle): the act of recording in a diary.
- Diarizing helps me remember important details. (The ongoing activity of keeping a diary.)

Synonyms

Journalize: to record in a journal (often used in formal or accounting contexts).
Log: to make a detailed record of events or data.
Chronicle: to record events in the order they occur.

Phrasal Verbs

Diarize down: to write down something concisely in a diary.
- He diarized down the key points of the lecture. (He recorded them briefly.)
Diarize in: to enter something into a diary.
- She diarized in the appointment for next week. (She added it to her diary.)

Related Idioms

Put it in the diary: a more common idiom meaning to schedule or note an event.
- Let's put the meeting in the diary for Friday. (Schedule it in a diary or calendar.)
Keep a diary: the idiomatic phrase for the act of diarizing.
- She has kept a diary since she was ten. (She has diarized regularly for years.)