'Baptize' definitions:
Definition of 'baptize'
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Definition of 'Baptize'
From: GCIDE
- Baptize \Bap*tize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized; p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr. bapti`zein. See Baptism.]
- 1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To christen (because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name. [1913 Webster]
- I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To sanctify; to consecrate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'baptize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adulterate,
- asperge,
- asperse,
- attenuate,
- bath,
- bathe,
- bury,
- call,
- christen,
- cleanse,
- cut,
- define,
- deluge,
- denominate,
- designate,
- dilute,
- dip,
- douche,
- douse,
- drown,
- dub,
- duck,
- dunk,
- engulf,
- entitle,
- flush,
- flush out,
- gargle,
- holystone,
- identify,
- immerge,
- immerse,
- inundate,
- irrigate,
- label,
- lather,
- launder,
- lave,
- merge,
- mop,
- mop up,
- name,
- nickname,
- nominate,
- overwhelm,
- plunge in water,
- purify,
- rarefy,
- reduce,
- regenerate,
- rinse,
- rinse out,
- ritually immerse,
- scour,
- scrub,
- scrub up,
- shampoo,
- shower,
- sink,
- sluice,
- sluice out,
- soap,
- souse,
- specify,
- sponge,
- sprinkle,
- style,
- submerge,
- submerse,
- swab,
- syringe,
- tag,
- term,
- thin,
- title,
- toivel,
- tub,
- wash,
- wash out,
- wash up,
- water,
- water down,
- whelm