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Verb: catechise  'ka-tu,kIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: catechize)
  1. Examine through questioning and answering
    "The teacher catechised the students on their understanding of the text";
    - catechize
     
  2. Give religious instructions to
    "The priest catechised the children before their First Communion";
    - catechize

Derived forms: catechising, catechises, catechised

Type of: examine, instruct, learn [archaic], teach