Dogmatize
/ˈdɒɡ.mə.taɪz/noun
To state opinions or principles in a forceful, authoritative way as if they were unquestionably true.
Did you know?Dogmatize ultimately comes from Greek dógma, meaning an official decree or belief, from dokein, “to seem” or “to think,” so its deepest root is about what is taken to be true, not necessarily what is true.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dek̑-
“to take, accept, or seem fitting”
Ancient Greek
Greek
dokein
“to seem, think, or believe”
Ancient Greek
Greek
dógma
“an opinion, decree, or accepted belief”
Late Latin
Latin
dogmatizare
“to lay down doctrines or teach dogmatically”
Middle French
French
dogmatiser
“to dogmatize, speak as if one’s views were settled truth”
16th Century
English
dogmatize
“to assert opinions as authoritative doctrine”