catechize

ˈkætɪˌkaɪz

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of catechize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

intense questioning

question someone thoroughly

The detective catechized the suspect for hours.

grill

interrogate

quiz

religious teaching

TECH.

give religious instruction using questions and answers

TECH.

The priest catechized the children before their confirmation.

educate

instruct

teach

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Origin of catechize

Greek, katēkhein (to instruct)

Examples of catechize in a sentence

The teacher catechized the students on the new topic.
She catechized the students during Sunday school.
The bishop catechized the new members of the congregation.

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French:catéchiser, ...
German:verhören, unterweisen, ...
Italian:catechizzare, ...
Spanish:interrogar, catequizar, ...
Portuguese:interrogar, catequizar, ...
Chinese:盘问, 问答教学, ...
Japanese:尋問する, 教える, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَجْوَبَ, لَقَّنَ دينيًا, ...
Hebrew:לְחַקֵּר, לְלַמֵּד בְּשִׁיטַת שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת, ...
Russian:допрашивать, катехизировать, ...
Ukrainian:ретельно допитувати, ...
Hindi:पूछताछ करना, धार्मिक शिक्षा देना, ...
Bengali:জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ করা, ধর্মীয় শিক্ষা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:interrogar, catequitzar, ...
Czech:vyslýchat, katechizovat, ...
Danish:udspørge, katekisere, ...
Dutch:ondervragen, onderwijzen, ...
Greek:ανακρίνω, κατηχώ, ...
Hungarian:kikérdezni, katekizálni, ...
Khmer:សួរចម្លើយយ៉ាងលម្អិត, បង្រៀនសាសនាតាមរយៈសំណួរ និងចម្លើយ, ...
Korean:심문하다, 교리문답을 하다, ...
Persian:بازجویی کردن, آموزش مذهبی داد, ...
Polish:przesłuchiwać, katechizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):interrogar, catequizar, ...
Romanian:a interoga, a catehiza, ...
Swedish:förhöra, katekesförhöra, ...
Thai:ซักถาม, สอนศาสนา, ...
Turkish:sorgulamak, dini eğitim vermek, ...
Vietnamese:thẩm vấn, giáo huấn, ...

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