He was christened when he was three months old. They christened the baby Anna. The politician was chosen to christen a new ship. The newspaper has christened her as the reigning Queen of Tennis. They christened the new ball park with a win.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen Christian, from Latin christianus
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of christen was before the 12th century