catechizzare

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin catēchīzō (“I instruct in religion; I catechize”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “I instruct orally”), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “I resound, instruct orally”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).

Verb

catechizzare

1. (transitive) to catechize
2. (transitive) to try to persuade
3. (transitive) to lecture, preach (at)

Related terms

• catechismo
• catechizzatore

Anagrams

• catechizzerà