dogmatize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɔɡˌmətaɪːz/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek δογματίζω (dogmatízō)bor. Late Latin dogmatizōbor. English dogmatize From Late Latin dogmatizō.
Meanings
- (transitive) To treat something as dogma.
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(intransitive) To speak or write dogmatically.
the pride of dogmatizing schools
1712, Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dogmatizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dogmatizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dogmatized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dogmatized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
ca dogmatitzar (to speak dogmatically) · fr dogmatiser (to speak dogmatically)