Word: catechized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ca
te
chized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of catechize; give religious instructions to
Morphemes:
Affix: catechize
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give oral instruction, especially of religion; by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: down
Affix: ἠχέω
Language: grc
Decoded: ekheo
Meaning: to sound, to resound
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.