catechizes

present tense third-person singular of catechize
1
as in asks
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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2
as in interrogates
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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Verb
  • In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association in Tate's name.
    Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Geralt asks again, refocusing his concern on the well-being of his friend.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Every season interrogates a different aspect of entertainment.
    Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Through Wyeth, Taylor interrogates the impossible standards put upon Black artists who may or may not want to comment on terrible things happening in the world, who may or may not want to foreground their race.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a new series from the Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast In the Dark, Heidi Blake examines the evidence and asks whether the British justice system got it wrong.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There is little academic research that examines the differences between American and Canadian tourists abroad, according to Kim Dae-young, professor of hospitality management at the University of Missouri.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sean Grayson watches as defense attorney Mark Wykoff questions Kevin Davis, a law enforcement consultant with almost 50 years of experience in policing who has taught thousands of hours of advanced trainings on use of force.
    Selina Guevara, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The play questions the struggle between survival and living or, as described by Wolf, the worth of a life lived in a lie.
    Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Catechizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechizes. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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