verb#8,493 by frequency
baptize
/ˈbæptaɪz/
To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water; To Christianize; To dedicate or christen
- he/she/it
- baptizes
- past participle
- baptized
Meanings
- 1
To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water
My parents did not baptize me.
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Tom was baptized in Boston.
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- 2
To Christianize
- 3
To dedicate or christen
- 4
Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with waterrare
- 5
To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with salivarare
- 6
To extinguish the life ofrare