How do you pronounce catechize?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/.

catechize

/ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: cat-e-chize
IPA: /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/

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Meaning

verb

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.

Transitive verb

verb

To question at length.

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Example Sentences

"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 she should catechise him."
"Putting a strong American inflection into the French which I usually talked with an unmistakable British accent, I catechised the Baron as to the date of the church's building, its dimensions, and other details which an American tourist would be certain to want to know."

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: catēchizō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/
British English: /ˈkatɪˌkaɪz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

catechizes (present, singular) catechizing (participle, present) catechized (participle, past) catechized (past) catechise (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

catechizable catechization catechizer uncatechized

Synonyms

catechise