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catequizar

catequizar

Portuguese

Verb

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

  1. to catechize

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin catēchizāre, present active infinitive of catēchizō (I teach by word of mouth), from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, I instruct orally), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, I resound, instruct orally), from κατά (katá, down) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, sound, noise).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ka.te.ki.ˈθaɾ/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /ka.te.ki.ˈsaɾ/

Verb

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

  1. to catechize

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

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