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catechize
cat·e·chize C0159700 (kăt′ĭ-kīz′)tr.v. cat·e·chized, cat·e·chiz·ing, cat·e·chiz·es 1. To teach the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and ethics by means of questions and answers.2. To question or examine closely or methodically: "Boswell was eternally catechizing him on all kinds of subjects" (Thomas Macaulay).
[Middle English catecizen, from Old French catechiser, from Medieval Latin catēchizāre, from Late Greek katēkhizein, from Greek katēkhein : kata-, down, off, out; see cata- + ēkhein, to sound (from ēkhē, sound).]
cat′e·chi·za′tion (-kĭ-zā′shən) n.cat′e·chiz′er n.catechize (ˈkætɪˌkaɪz) or catechisevb (tr) 1. to teach or examine by means of questions and answers2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to give oral instruction in Christianity, esp by using a catechism3. to put questions to (someone)[C15: from Late Latin catēchizāre, from Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein to instruct orally, literally: to shout down, from kata- down + ēkhein to sound] ˈcatechist, ˈcateˌchizer, ˈcateˌchiser n ˌcateˈchistic, ˌcateˈchistical adj ˌcateˈchistically adv ˌcatechiˈzation, ˌcatechiˈsation ncat•e•chize (ˈkæt ɪˌkaɪz)
v. -chized, -chiz•ing. v.t. 1. to instruct or teach by use of catechism. 2. to question closely. v.i. 3. to instruct in catechism. [1375–1425; < Late Latin catēchizāre < Greek katēchízein to teach orally, instruct, for earlier katēcheîn] cat′e•chiz`er, n. catechize
Past participle: catechized
Gerund: catechizing
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| catechize | | catechize |
| Present |
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| I catechize | | you catechize | | he/she/it catechizes | | we catechize | | you catechize | | they catechize |
| Preterite |
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| I catechized | | you catechized | | he/she/it catechized | | we catechized | | you catechized | | they catechized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am catechizing | | you are catechizing | | he/she/it is catechizing | | we are catechizing | | you are catechizing | | they are catechizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have catechized | | you have catechized | | he/she/it has catechized | | we have catechized | | you have catechized | | they have catechized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was catechizing | | you were catechizing | | he/she/it was catechizing | | we were catechizing | | you were catechizing | | they were catechizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had catechized | | you had catechized | | he/she/it had catechized | | we had catechized | | you had catechized | | they had catechized |
| Future |
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| I will catechize | | you will catechize | | he/she/it will catechize | | we will catechize | | you will catechize | | they will catechize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have catechized | | you will have catechized | | he/she/it will have catechized | | we will have catechized | | you will have catechized | | they will have catechized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be catechizing | | you will be catechizing | | he/she/it will be catechizing | | we will be catechizing | | you will be catechizing | | they will be catechizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been catechizing | | you have been catechizing | | he/she/it has been catechizing | | we have been catechizing | | you have been catechizing | | they have been catechizing |
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| I will have been catechizing | | you will have been catechizing | | he/she/it will have been catechizing | | we will have been catechizing | | you will have been catechizing | | they will have been catechizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been catechizing | | you had been catechizing | | he/she/it had been catechizing | | we had been catechizing | | you had been catechizing | | they had been catechizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would catechize | | you would catechize | | he/she/it would catechize | | we would catechize | | you would catechize | | they would catechize |
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| I would have catechized | | you would have catechized | | he/she/it would have catechized | | we would have catechized | | you would have catechized | | they would have catechized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | catechize - examine through questioning and answeringcatechiseexamine - question closely | | 2. | catechize - give religious instructions tocatechiseinstruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
Translationscatechize
Related to catechize: subsequentialSynonyms for catechizeverb examine through questioning and answeringSynonymsRelated Wordsverb give religious instructions toSynonymsRelated Words |