Meaning of BAPTIZE
| Pronunciation: | | bap'tIz
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| | Definition: | | [v] administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" |
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| | Synonyms: | | baptise, christen |
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| | See Also: | | call, name | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bap*tize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baptized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Baptizing}.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr.Gr. ?.
See {Baptism}.]
1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
2. To christen ( because a name is given to infants at their
baptism); to give a name to; to name.
I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be
Romeo. --Shak.
3. To sanctify; to consecrate.
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| | Related Terms: | | adulterate, asperge, asperse, attenuate, bath, bathe, bury, call, christen, cleanse, cut, define, deluge, denominate, designate, dilute, dip, douche, douse, drown, dub, duck, dunk, engulf, entitle, flush, flush out, gargle, holystone, identify, immerge, immerse, inundate, irrigate, label, lather, launder, lave, merge, mop, mop up, name, nickname, nominate, overwhelm, plunge in water, purify, rarefy, reduce, regenerate, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, scour, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, shower, sink, sluice, sluice out, soap, souse, specify, sponge, sprinkle, style, submerge, submerse, swab, syringe, tag, term, thin, title, toivel, tub, wash, wash out, wash up, water, water down, whelm |
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