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baptize
[bap-tahyz, bap-tahyz]
verb (used with object)
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism.
They baptized the new baby.
to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying.
to give a name to at baptism; christen.
verb (used without object)
to administer baptism.
baptize
/ æˈٲɪ /
verb
Christianity to immerse (a person) in water or sprinkle water on (a person) as part of the rite of baptism
(tr) to give a name to; christen
(tr) to cleanse; purify
Other 51Թ Forms
- baptizable adjective
- baptizement noun
- baptizer noun
- rebaptize verb
- self-baptizer noun
- unbaptized adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of baptize1
Example Sentences
In 2024, he doubled down on his commitment to Christianity and was baptized in the River Thames.
He knows the rules better than most baptized Catholics.
In the next few months, he moved to the U.S. and got baptized, fully rebranding himself as a right-wing Christian influencer.
Brand has pivoted away from acting and has worked to refashion himself as an anti-establishment commentator, and made news last year announcing he’d been baptized.
As a minister at the Church of the Epiphany, an Episcopal church in Lincoln Heights, Estrada baptized Jimenez when she was a child, and later baptized her two daughters.
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