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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catechise \Cat"e*chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catechised}; p.
pr & vb n. {Catechising}.] [L. catechizare Gr ?, equiv.
to ? to resound, sound a thing into one's ears, impress it
upon one by word of mouth; ? + ? to sound, ? a sound.]
1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and
offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard
to points of religious faith.
2. To question or interrogate; to examine or try by
questions; -- sometimes with a view to reproof, by
eliciting from a person answers which condemn his own
conduct. --Swift.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
catechise
v 1: give religious instructions to [syn: {catechize}]
2: give religious instructions to [syn: {catechize}]
3: examine through questioning and answering [syn: {catechize}]
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