CATECHISED

Verb

catechised

simple past tense and past participle of catechise

Source: Wiktionary


CATECHISE

Cat"e*chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catechised; p. pr. & vb. n. Catechising.] Etym: [L. catechizare, Gr.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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