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catechise

VERB
  1. examine through questioning and answering
  2. give religious instructions to

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  • “Come, come, clerk,” continued he, “catechise him a little on this subject.” The Adventures of Roderick Random
  • I will catechise the world for him; that is, make questions, and by them answer. Othello, the Moore of Venice
  • I must catechise you for it, madonna: good my mouse of virtue, answer me. Twelfth Night; or, What You Will
  • But she has unhinged me, as you call it: pretended to catechise Hickman, I assure you, for contributing to our supposed correspondence. Clarissa Harlowe
  • dosed" porridge, Andrew again catechised his grandma concerning the casting of her vote. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
  • He talked ambiguously, and was so apprehensive of what I might say that I had not the heart to catechise him. Chapter 12: The Bishop
  • The third chapter describes Baxter's pastoral strategy - together with his assistant he visited and catechised 800 families every year.
  • Willis, her ladyship over acts her part — she not only expatiates on the ample fortune, the great connexions, and the unblemished character of Mr Barton, but she takes the trouble to catechise me; and, two days ago, peremptorily told me, that a girl of my age could not possibly resist so many considerations, if her heart was not pre-engaged. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
  • At last she began to catechise me on the subject of secrecy, to which The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
  • Thou wilt see by it that every little monkey is to catechise me. Clarissa Harlowe
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