Baptize

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  • intransitive verb. To admit into Christianity by means of baptism.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cleanse or purify.
  • intransitive verb. To initiate.
  • intransitive verb. To give a Christian name to a person; christen.
  • intransitive verb. To administer baptism.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To administer the rite of baptism to. See baptism.
  • To christen; name; denominate: with allusion to the naming of infants at baptism.
  • Sometimes spelled baptise.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
  • transitive verb. To christen (because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name.
  • transitive verb. To sanctify; to consecrate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of Christian baptism.
  • verb. To dedicate or christen.
  • verb. Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
  • verb. To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. administer baptism to
  • Word Usage
    "I didn’t want to use the word baptize in front of my grandfather, lest it scare him off."
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    call  name  
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    Ais  Allies  Guise  Guys  Lise  
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    addresse  bindeth  deckt  enter  foloweth  
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