dogmatize

[ dawg-muh-tahyz, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔg məˌtaɪz, ˈdɒg- /

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verb (used without object), dog·ma·tized, dog·ma·tiz·ing.

to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.

verb (used with object), dog·ma·tized, dog·ma·tiz·ing.

to assert or deliver as a dogma.

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Nearby words

dogmata, dogmatic, dogmatics, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatize, dogme, dognap, dogon, dogpatch, dogrib

Also especially British, dog·ma·tise.

Origin of dogmatize

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

Related formsdog·ma·ti·za·tion, noundog·ma·tiz·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for dogmatize

I do not dogmatize as that the fact is so, but only suggest a definite place at least as likely as any other hitherto suggested.
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper|Martin Farquhar Tupper
Neither will he dogmatize about the manner in which we are 'born again' (Republic).
Gorgias|Plato
We have always suspected the proximity of poison ivy; still, it is unwise to dogmatize on such matters.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various
But again to “dogmatize” may mean simply to assert, instead of hesitating or suspending judgment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various

But such extreme states are dangerous things to dogmatize about.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for dogmatize

dogmatize

dogmatise

/ (ˈdɒɡməˌtaɪz) /

verb

to say or state (something) in a dogmatic manner

Derived Formsdogmatism, noundogmatization or dogmatisation, noundogmatizer or dogmatiser, noun

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