dogmatizing

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dogmatizing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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