Meanings
verbdogmatize (third-person singular simple present dogmatizes, present participle dogmatizing, simple past and past participle dogmatized)
present singular third person dogmatizes · participle present dogmatizing · participle past dogmatized · past dogmatized
- transitiveTo treat something as dogma.
- intransitiveTo speak or write dogmatically.
the pride of dogmatizing schools
1712, Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδοκέω (dokéō)
- Ancient Greekδόγμα (dógma)
- Ancient Greekδογματίζω (dogmatízō)
- Late Latindogmatizō
- Englishdogmatize
From Late Latin dogmatizō.
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan dogmatitzar
- dogmatitzarto speak dogmatically
French dogmatiser
- dogmatiserto speak dogmatically
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dogmatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogmatize
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“dogmatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogmatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogmatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogmatize.
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