baptize

bæpˈtaɪz

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Definition of baptize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

naminggive a name or dedicate in a ceremony

They decided to baptize the ship with champagne.

christen

name

religion

TECH.

administer baptism to as a Christian sacrament

TECH.

The priest will baptize the baby next Sunday..

anoint

christen

initiation

Rare

initiate or introduce someone into a new situation or activity

Rare

The coach decided to baptize the new player during the championship game..

christen

initiate

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Origin of baptize

Greek, baptizein (to immerse)

Terms with baptize included in their meaning

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immerse

baptism

baptize by submerging in water

rebaptize

religion

baptize someone again in a religious ceremony

Examples of baptize in a sentence

The tradition is to baptize each new member of the family.
They decided to baptize their child in the local church.
Many people were baptized in the river during the ceremony.
The mentor decided to baptize the interns with a challenging project.
They were baptized into the world of politics during the campaign.

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French:baptiser, initier, ...
German:taufen, einführen, ...
Italian:battezzare, iniziare, ...
Spanish:bautizar, introducir, ...
Portuguese:batizar, introduzir, ...
Chinese:命名, 进行洗礼, ...
Japanese:命名する, バプテスマを授ける, ...
Arabic:دَشَّنَ, أَدْخَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטְבִּיל, לְהַטְבִּיל, ...
Russian:крестить, посвящать, ...
Ukrainian:охрестити, хрестити, ...
Hindi:नाम देना, बपतिस्मा देना, ...
Bengali:নামকরণ করা, বাপ্তিস্ম দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:batejar, ...
Czech:pokřtít, křtít, ...
Danish:døbe, baptisere, ...
Dutch:dopen, inwijden, ...
Greek:βαφτίζω, βαπτίζω, ...
Hungarian:felavatni, megkeresztelni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ឈ្មោះ, ធ្វើពិធីជ្រមុជទឹក, ...
Korean:명명하다, 침례를 주다, ...
Persian:نام‌گذاری کردن, تعمید دادن, ...
Polish:ochrzcić, chrzcić, ...
Portuguese (BR):batizar, introduzir, ...
Romanian:a boteza, a administra botezul, ...
Swedish:döpa, introducera, ...
Thai:ตั้งชื่อ, ทำพิธีล้างบาป, ...
Turkish:ad koymak, vaftiz etmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm lễ đặt tên, rửa tội, ...

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