Opine

 WORD OF THE DAY

opine / verb / oh-PYNE

Definition
intransitive verb: to express opinions
transitive verb: to state as an opinion

Examples
"Apple's purpose has always been to empower the users of its wares. 'People are inherently creative. They will use tools in ways the toolmakers never thought possible,' once opined Steve Jobs, the computer maker's late co-founder."
— The Economist, 27 Nov. 2021

So that piece of the federal lawsuit can proceed, although one possibility is that a lower court will now ask the state judiciary to opine on whether this is a correct reading of Texas law.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021

Did You Know?
Opine is not a back-formation of opinion. Both words come from Middle French opiner, meaning "to express one's opinion," and Latin opīnārī, "to have in mind" or "to think."
And they were thought up as words for the English language independently at different times.