单词 | catechize |
释义 | catechize[ kat-i-kahyz ] / ˈkæt ɪˌkaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catechize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), cat·e·chized, cat·e·chiz·ing.to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine. to question with reference to belief. to question closely. Also especially British, cat·e·chise . Origin of catechize1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin catēchizāre<Greek katēchízein to make (someone) learn by teaching orally, equivalent to katēch(eîn) to teach orally (see catechist) + -izein-ize SYNONYMS FOR catechize3 interrogate, quiz, examine, probe. SEE SYNONYMS FOR catechize ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM catechizecat·e·chiz·a·ble, adjectivecat·e·chi·za·tion, nouncat·e·chiz·er, nounun·cat·e·chized, adjectiveWords nearby catechizecatechesis, catechetical, catechin, catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catechizeBritish Dictionary definitions for catechizecatechize catechise/ (ˈkætɪˌkaɪz) / verb (tr)to teach or examine by means of questions and answers to give oral instruction in Christianity, esp by using a catechism to put questions to (someone) Derived forms of catechizecatechist, catechizer or catechiser, nouncatechistic or catechistical, adjectivecatechistically, adverbcatechization or catechisation, nounWord Origin for catechizeC15: from Late Latin catēchizāre, from Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein to instruct orally, literally: to shout down, from kata- down + ēkhein to sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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