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baptize

verb

bap·​tize bap-ˈtīz How to pronounce baptize (audio)
ˈbap-ˌtīz,
 especially Southern  bab-ˈtīz,
 or  ˈbab-ˌtīz
variants or less commonly baptise
baptized also baptised; baptizing also baptising

transitive verb

1
religion : to administer baptism (see baptism sense 1) to
baptize a child in the Episcopal Church
was baptized a Catholic as an infant
2
a
: to purify or cleanse spiritually especially by a purging (see purge entry 1 sense 1) experience or ordeal
baptized with pain and rapture, tears and fire … Sidney Lanier
b
: initiate
Both developments were baptized under last season's conditions of scanty snow … New York Times
3
: to give a name to (as at baptism) : christen
Theybaptized their son "John" after the baby's grandfather.

intransitive verb

: to administer baptism
baptizer noun

Example Sentences

The priest baptized the baby. She was baptized at the age of 20.
Recent Examples on the Web That strict policy continued: The church would not baptize any Egyptian, whether Muslim or Christian. The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2022 Janak reassured him that God recognized the family’s intention to baptize the boy. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 29 May 2022 Karen and Michael Hidde watched the flight nurse baptize their baby, sprinkling water on him from a small shell. Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 Only priests could baptize, ordain, perform the sacrament of the Eucharist and give last rites. Lisa Bitel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2022 Fans are dissecting the hallucination—which saw Nate impregnate Cassie and then watch as a pool-side Cal Jacobs, his father, proceeded to erotically baptize her. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Jan. 2022 James reacted by putting his fingers in Max’s water and splashing him as if to baptize him into James’s unique religion of belligerent assholery. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021 The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. al, 28 July 2021 The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. al, 28 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French baptiser, from Late Latin baptizare, from Greek baptizein to dip, baptize, from baptein to dip, dye; akin to Old Norse kvefja to quench

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of baptize was in the 13th century

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