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Catechise

Catechise Meaning & Definition
Catechise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Catechise?

[v] examine through questioning and answering
[v] give religious instructions to

Synonyms | Synonyms for Catechise: catechize

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See Also | examine | instruct | learn | teach

Catechise In Webster's Dictionary

\Cat"e*chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catechised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catechising}.] [L. catechizare, Gr. ?, equiv. to ? to resound, sound a thing into one's ears, impress it upon one by word of mouth; ? + ? to sound, ? a sound.] 1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith. 2. To question or interrogate; to examine or try by questions; -- sometimes with a view to reproof, by eliciting from a person answers which condemn his own conduct. --Swift.

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