CATECHIZE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

catechize

verb

ˈka-tə-ˌkīz

Definition of catechize

as in to ask

to put a question or questions to her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job

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as in to interrogate

to put a series of questions to applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood

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Recent Examples of catechize Priests could not catechize children, bring the sacraments to the sick, or do pastoral work outside the local churchyard. — George Weigel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022

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Why such clueless animosity toward people whose only crime was doing what the nation asked of them?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
The president did so again on Sunday night, both when asked about the post by a reporter in person and in a separate 60 Minutes interview filmed Friday morning.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of ask

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The brands poised for success are those that are actively interrogating their catalog’s purpose, data structure and defensive posture against AI intermediaries.

— Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
But slathering on credits unthinkingly feels lazy and also something on which progressives might want to interrogate their own policy preferences.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of interrogate

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But innovation does not come from a system that effectively discourages questioning.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The Iran war explains part of that, but investors also question a government and Congress with no plan to back the debt with future surpluses.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

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