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WOTD catechize

WOTD: catechize

Posted on December 28, 2019December 20, 2019 by Wordsmyth

catechize

verb

definition 1:  to teach (someone) by a question and answer method, especially religious principles.
example:  The law in colonial Connecticut required parents to catechize their children every week.

definition 2:  to question (someone) persistently and closely.
example: The sadistic professor liked to wake sleeping students and catechize them on the reading assignment.

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