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cat·echize (kat′ə kīz′)
transitive verb catechized -·chized′, catechizing -·chiz′·ing
- to teach, esp. in the principles of religion, by the method of questions and answers
- to question searchingly or fully
Etymology: ME catecizen < LL(Ec) catechizare < Gr katēchizein: see catechetical
Also sp. catechise cat′·echise′
Related Forms:
- catechization cat′·echi·za′·tion (-ki zā′s̸hən) noun
- catechizer cat′·echiz′·er noun
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