catechise
/ˈkætəkaɪz/
verb
- To question someone thoroughly or in great detail, often in a persistent or formal way.
- The journalist catechised the politician about the new policy.
- The lawyer catechised the witness for over an hour.
- My grandmother used to catechise me about my grades every Sunday.
- To instruct someone in the principles of a religion, especially Christianity, by means of question and answer.
- The priest catechised the children before their first communion.
- She was catechised in the faith by her parents at home.
- Missionaries would catechise new converts in the village.
Antonyms