Verb: catechize 'ka-tu,kIz
- Examine through questioning and answering
"The teacher catechized the students on their understanding of the text";
- catechise [Brit]
- 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