dogmatize

[ dawg-muh-tahyz, dog- ]
See synonyms for dogmatize on Thesaurus.com
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.

Origin of dogmatize

1
1605–15; <Late Latin dogmatizāre, equivalent to Latin dogmat(icus) dogmatic + -izāre-ize
  • Also especially British, dog·ma·tise .

Other words from dogmatize

  • dog·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
  • dog·ma·tiz·er, noun

Words Nearby dogmatize

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use dogmatize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dogmatize

dogmatize

dogmatise

/ (ˈdɒɡməˌtaɪz) /


verb
  1. to say or state (something) in a dogmatic manner

Derived forms of dogmatize

  • dogmatism, noun
  • dogmatization or dogmatisation, noun
  • dogmatizer or dogmatiser, noun

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