C1 noun #12,771 most common

To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.

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  • (verb) To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
  • (verb) To name.
  • (verb) To Christianize.

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
  2. 2
    verb To name.
  3. 3
    verb To Christianize.
  4. 4
    verb To use for the first time.
  5. 5
    verb To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
  6. 6
    noun The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
  7. 7
    noun Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

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