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Meaning of BAPTIZE

Pronunciation:  bap'tIz

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[v]  administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
 

BAPTIZE is a 7 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: baptise, christen
 
 See Also: call, name

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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