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Catechise

verb
(past & past part. catechised; pres. part. catechising)
1.
Give religious instructions to.  Synonym: catechize.
2.
Examine through questioning and answering.  Synonym: catechize.






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"Catechise" Quotes from Famous Books



... Blandford might have a right to catechise him; but what business was it of this numbskull's where ...
— Reginald Cruden - A Tale of City Life • Talbot Baines Reed

... to catechise his opponent. He had prepared four questions, the second of which caused his friends some misgivings.[724] It read: "Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from ...
— Stephen A. Douglas - A Study in American Politics • Allen Johnson

... mock reverence), "methinks thy sermon is not ready; let it simmer awhile, and I will catechise. How old art thou?" She held up her small ...
— The Gathering of Brother Hilarius • Michael Fairless

... for I must leave you to go and see to the wants of that mioche of mine which I hear whining upstairs. But I do not believe my uncle's account of you is a complete picture after all, cousin Adrian. I shall get it out of you anon, catechise you in my own way, and, if needs be, convert you to a proper sense of the glorious privileges ...
— The Light of Scarthey • Egerton Castle



Words linked to "Catechise" :   examine, teach, learn, catechism, instruct



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