| v. t. | 1. | |
| 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. |
| Verb | 1. | catechise - give religious instructions to Synonyms: catechize |
| 2. | catechise - examine through questioning and answering Synonyms: catechize |