catechize

(kat′ə kīz′)

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

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

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transitive verb cat·e·chized, cat·e·chiz·ing, cat·e·chiz·es

To teach the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and ethics by means of questions and answers.
To question or examine closely or methodically: “Boswell was eternally catechizing him on all kinds of subjects” (Thomas Macaulay).

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Origin: Middle English catecizen

Origin: , from Old French catechiser

Origin: , from Medieval Latin catēchizāre

Origin: , from Late Greek katēkhizein

Origin: , from Greek katēkhein

Origin: : kata-, down, off, out; see cata-

Origin: + ēkhein, to sound (from ēkhē, sound)

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