dogmatizo

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δογματίζω (dogmatízō, to opine, decree), from δόγμα (dógma, opinion, tenet), from δοκέω (dokéō, to suppose, think, evince), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (to take). Equivalent to dogma +‎ -izō and cognate to doceō.

Attested from the 2d century CE in Irenaeus.

Pronunciation

Verb

dogmatizō (present infinitive dogmatizāre, perfect active dogmatizāvī, supine dogmatizātum); first conjugation

(Late Latin)

  1. to adopt an opinion, think, believe, opine
    Synonyms: cēnseō, dēcernō
  2. to teach or propound as a dogma, dogmatize
    Synonyms: doceō, prō dogmate affirmō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Spanish: dogmatizar

References

Further reading

  • dogmatizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dogmatizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • dogmatizo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Verb

dogmatizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dogmatizar