catechize
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catechize
- /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/ US
- /ˈkatɪˌkaɪz/ UK
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Derived from Latin catēchizāre, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to teach (orally)”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).
verb catechizes · catechizing · catechized · catechise
- To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
- To question at length. She promised herself to ascertain thoroughly, after they should be comfortably settled in the ship, the animus with which the book was to be written. She was a very good sailor and she liked to talk at sea; there her husband would not be able to escape from her, and she foresaw the manner in which s
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verb give oral instruction, especially of religion
| Español | catequizar |
|---|---|
| Português | catequizar |
| Français | catéchiser |
| Deutsch | katechisieren |
verb question at length
| Português | catequizar |
|---|---|
| Français | catéchiser |
| Deutsch | ausgiebig befragen, gründlich ausfragen |
| Русский | допра́шивать doprášivatʹ, тща́тельно выспрашивать tščátelʹno vysprašivatʹ |
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title = {catechize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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