catechise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give religious instructions to
    catechize.
  2. verb examine through questioning and answering
    catechize.

WordNet

Cat"e*chise transitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Catechised ; present participle & verbal noun Catechising
Definitions
  1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answeres, 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.

Webster 1913