Meanings
verbdocetize (third-person singular simple present docetizes, present participle docetizing, simple past and past participle docetized)
present singular third person docetizes · participle present docetizing · participle past docetized · past docetized · alternative docetise
- transitiveChristianityTo explain or interpret docetically.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδοκεῖν“to seem, to appear”
- Koine GreekΔοκηταί
- Late LatinDocetae
- Englishdocetize
From Docetae + -ize, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”).
More words from Late Latin, Koine Greek, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
docetize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docetize
MLA
“docetize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docetize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docetize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docetize.
Source: docetize on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.