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catechize definition

cat·echize (kat′ə kīz′)

transitive verb catechized -·chized′, catechizing -·chiz′·ing

  1. to teach, esp. in the principles of religion, by the method of questions and answers
  2. to question searchingly or fully

Etymology: ME catecizen < LL(Ec) catechizare < Gr katēchizein: see catechetical

Also sp. catechise cat′·echise′

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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