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Catechise
To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith.
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To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection o…
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0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Arranged; furnished; provided.
oewn 2023
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To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acqu…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
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To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or i…
oewn 2023
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A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
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A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
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Synonym 1
See Catechise.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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