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   catechize

   /ˈkatɪkʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. instruct (someone) in the principles of Christian religion by means of question and answer, typically by using a catechism.
   • ▪ put questions to or interrogate (someone): "Mrs Garrowby had catechized her sister about this unknown quantity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via late Latin from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein ‘instruct orally, make hear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. catechizer noun

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