catequizar

From Late Latin catēchizāre (“to teach by word of mouth”), from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to instruct orally”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to resound, to instruct orally”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).

• Hyphenation: ca‧te‧qui‧zar

catequizar (first-person singular present catequizo, first-person singular preterite catequizei, past participle catequizado)

1. to catechize

Borrowed from Late Latin catēchizāre (“to teach by word of mouth”), from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to instruct orally”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to resound, instruct orally”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /katekiˈθaɾ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /katekiˈsaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧te‧qui‧zar

catequizar (first-person singular present catequizo, first-person singular preterite catequicé, past participle catequizado)

1. to catechize

• “catequizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014