dogmatize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dogmatize
1605–15; < Late Latin dogmatizāre, equivalent to Latin dogmat ( icus ) dogmatic + -izāre -ize
Example Sentences
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The course of ileitis is so variable that doctors cannot dogmatize about the outcome of an individual case.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not a less, but a more, profound sense of the seriousness of the problem of moral character, that makes us hesitate to dogmatize concerning the future life.
From Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) by King, Henry Churchill
I am not a theologian, to dogmatize about things that are beyond the ken of human intelligence.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
But look at all which precedes; and then say if those are the remarks of a man entitled to dogmatize "On the Interpretation of Scripture."
From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William
"Thus, before we can dogmatize upon on to logical subjects, we must settle this question—Can we transcend the sphere of our consciousness, and know things per se?"
From Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." by Bradlaugh, Charles
Mr. Delrahim himself, in academic life, had dogmatized that Comcast-style solutions were too “regulatory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2018
Watch Smith" they dogmatized, "let me tell you something .
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus the first generation of disciples dogmatized about him, instead of narrating his life,—a task which to them would have seemed of little profit.
From The Unseen World and Other Essays by Fiske, John
Though she had very clearly defined opinions on every subject that came under her consideration, she never dogmatized.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
Another dogmatized thus: "Don't teese cats, for firstly, it is wrong so to do; and 2nd, cats have clawses which is longer than people think."
From Collections and Recollections by Russell, George William Erskine
Moral reasons have given rise to laws of protection in marriage, but the mania which man possesses of dogmatizing on everything has often caused these laws to degenerate into abuse or religious absurdities.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
All we can do is to tread lightly and guess without dogmatizing.
From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane
If, with all his erudition, Mr. Hammond still abstains from dogmatizing on this subject, I can well afford to hold my crude opinions in abeyance.
From St. Elmo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
I think I had better stop dogmatizing, Tom.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James
Things are not stereo165typed, hence the danger of dogmatizing about living things.
From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John
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