catechize
Example Sentences
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Then the Cardinal began to catechize the priest who had once been an assistant to his secretariat.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It appears that Mr. Jacques is to say who can see the Secretary; and to do this, he must catechize each applicant as to the nature of his business.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
Her Form mates, more inquisitive than Miss Gibbs, gathered round her and began to catechize.
From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol
Once a year the minister comes to Miss Einarsen's to catechize the children; but Miss Einarsen always stands behind the one who is being questioned and whispers the right answer.
From What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself by Zwilgmeyer, Dikken
Let a person catechize his own experiences on this subject: it will have a salutary effect.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon