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

Derived forms: catechized, catechizes, catechizing

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

Encyclopedia: Catechize