Dogmatize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dogmatize \Dog"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dogmatized}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Dogmatizing}.] [L. dogmatizare to lay down an
     opinion, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dogmatiser. See {Dogma}.]
     To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold and
     undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.
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           The pride of dogmatizing schools.        --Blackmore.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dogmatize \Dog"ma*tize\, v. t.
     To deliver as a dogma. [R.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dogmatize
       v 1: state as a dogma [syn: {dogmatise}]
       2: speak dogmatically [syn: {dogmatise}]