"catechize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkætɪkaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈkatɪkaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-catechize.ogg [US] Forms: catechizes [present, singular, third-person], catechizing [participle, present], catechized [participle, past], catechized [past]
Etymology: From Latin catechizare, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to teach (orally)”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|catechizare}} Latin catechizare, {{uder|en|grc|κατηχίζω}} Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō), {{m|grc|κατηχέω||to teach (orally)}} κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to teach (orally)”), {{m|grc|κατά||down}} κατά (katá, “down”), {{m|grc|ἠχέω||to sound, to resound}} ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} catechize (third-person singular simple present catechizes, present participle catechizing, simple past and past participle catechized)
  1. 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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-catechize-en-verb-pdk8flDN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 92 8
  2. To question at length. Tags: transitive Translations (to question at length): разпитвам (razpitvam) (Bulgarian), langdurig ondervragen (Dutch), kateĥizi (Esperanto), katekizi (Esperanto), catéchiser (French), ausgiebig befragen (German), gründlich ausfragen (German), catequisar (Portuguese), допра́шивать (doprášivatʹ) [neuter] (Russian), тща́тельно выспрашивать (tščátelʹno vysprašivatʹ) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-catechize-en-verb-AmZ5j5UV Disambiguation of 'to question at length': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catechise [UK]

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