catechize
[verb]
Synonyms: ask, examine, inquire, interrogate, query, question, quiz

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catechize verb trans. ['katɪkʌɪz] Also catechise. LME.
[ecclesiastical Latin catechizare from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein sound through, instruct orally, formed as CATA- + ēkhein to sound, from ēkhē: see ECHO noun, -IZE.]
1. Instruct orally in the elements of the Christian religion by repetition (formerly) or by question and answer, esp. using a catechism; transf. instruct by question and answer. LME.

2. Question systematically or at length; interrogate; examine (as) with a catechism. E17.

■ catechizer noun LME.

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