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dogmatize

[ dawg-muh-tahyz, dog- ]

verb (used without object)

, dog·ma·tized, dog·ma·tiz·ing.
  1. to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.


verb (used with object)

, dog·ma·tized, dog·ma·tiz·ing.
  1. to assert or deliver as a dogma.

dogmatize

/ ˈdɒɡməˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. to say or state (something) in a dogmatic manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdogmaˌtizer, noun
  • ˌdogmatiˈzation, noun
  • ˈdogmatism, noun
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Other Words From

  • dogma·ti·zation noun
  • dogma·tizer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dogmatize1

1605–15; < Late Latin dogmatizāre, equivalent to Latin dogmat ( icus ) dogmatic + -izāre -ize
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Example Sentences

As an historical figure, it is impossible to dogmatize concerning the personality of Joan of Arc.

The difficulty is how to classify it, since, upon no question appertaining to the psychic, can one dogmatize.

And if it is impossible to dogmatize about such states, it is still more impossible to describe them.

But it would be well for us to determine the extent of our knowledge of natural laws before we thus dogmatize.

As for our own age, only a fool would dogmatize; we can only balance and surmise.

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