Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to catechize
Participle: catechized
Gerund: catechizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | catechize |
| you | catechize |
| he;she;it | catechizes |
| we | catechize |
| you | catechize |
| they | catechize |
Perfect
| I | have catechized |
| you | have catechized |
| he;she;it | has catechized |
| we | have catechized |
| you | have catechized |
| they | have catechized |
Past
| I | catechized |
| you | catechized |
| he;she;it | catechized |
| we | catechized |
| you | catechized |
| they | catechized |
Pluperfect
| I | had catechized |
| you | had catechized |
| he;she;it | had catechized |
| we | had catechized |
| you | had catechized |
| they | had catechized |
Future
| I | will catechize |
| you | will catechize |
| he;she;it | will catechize |
| we | will catechize |
| you | will catechize |
| they | will catechize |
Future Perfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | catechize |
| you | catechize |
| he;she;it | catechize |
| we | catechize |
| you | catechize |
| they | catechize |
Perfect
| I | have catechized |
| you | have catechized |
| he;she;it | have catechized |
| we | have catechized |
| you | have catechized |
| they | have catechized |
Imperfect
| I | catechized |
| you | catechized |
| he;she;it | catechized |
| we | catechized |
| you | catechized |
| they | catechized |
Pluperfect
| I | had catechized |
| you | had catechized |
| he;she;it | had catechized |
| we | had catechized |
| you | had catechized |
| they | had catechized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would catechize |
| you | would catechize |
| he;she;it | would catechize |
| we | would catechize |
| you | would catechize |
| they | would catechize |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | catechize |
| we | Let's catechize |
| you | catechize |
Verbs conjugated like 'catechize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'catechize'
catechise,
categize,
camelize,
cartelize,
categise,
categorize,
catharize,
cationize,
cauterize,
fetichize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- instruct
- indoctrinate, train, coach, educate, teach
- interrogate
- question, inquire, quiz, ask
Antonyms
- instruct
- learn, acquire, absorb, mislead
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1449, from L.
catechizare, from Gk.
katechizein "teach orally, instruct by word of mouth," from
kata "thoroughly" +
echein "to sound."
Catechism "book of questions and answers about religion" is first attested 1509.
Catechumen "new convert" is 15c.
2. 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”). See: Latin '
catēchizō'.
Sample Sentences
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“ So do I, that's a fact, Cousin, ” said St. Clare. “ Well, go ahead and catechize Topsy; may be you'll make out something yet. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)