dogmatize
/'dɔgmətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (dogmatise) /'dɔgmətaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To speak or express opinions in a dogmatic manner: To state one's beliefs or opinions as if they are unquestionably true and authoritative, often without consideration for evidence or differing viewpoints.
- To state or set down as a dogma: To present a principle or belief as an established, official doctrine that must be accepted without question.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The philosopher did not just argue his point; he chose to dogmatize, leaving no room for debate.
- The leader attempted to dogmatize his personal views as the official policy of the organization.
Advanced Usage
- "to dogmatize about": To speak dogmatically on a particular subject.
- He tends to dogmatize about economic theories he does not fully understand.
Variants and Related Words
- Dogmatizer (noun): A person who dogmatizes.
- He was known as a stubborn dogmatizer who dismissed all criticism.
- Dogmatism (noun): The tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true.
- Dogmatic (adjective): Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.
Synonyms
- Pontificate: To express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way.
- Decree: To order or command something authoritatively.
- Assert categorically: To state something in an absolute, unconditional manner.
Related Phrases
- To lay down the law: To give authoritative orders or express opinions dogmatically (idiom).
- He loves to lay down the law on topics he knows little about.
Verb
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speak dogmatically
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state as a dogma
