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bap·tize
 baptize
- pronunciation:
- baep
taIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
baptized, baptizes, baptizing |
| definition 1: |
to administer the Christian rite of immersion in or sprinkling with water, to purify symbolically and admit to church membership.
The minister baptized the baby last Sunday.- similar words:
- christen
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| definition 2: |
to purify symbolically; initiate by purifying rite.
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| definition 3: |
to give a first or Christian name to by means of a baptismal ceremony.
- similar words:
- christen
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| related words: |
immerse, name, wash |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to perform baptism.
Does this church baptize? |
| derivation: |
baptizer (n.) |
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