baptize

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bap·tize (also baptise British English) /bæpˈtaɪz $ ˈbæptaɪz/ verb [transitive] 1. RRCto perform the ceremony of baptism on someone 给…施行洗礼，施洗 → christen2 RRCto accept someone as a member of a particular Christian church by a ceremony of baptism 为…施行洗礼并吸纳入教 He was baptized a Roman Catholic. 他受洗成为罗马天主教徒。3 RRCNAME OF A PERSONto give a child a name in a baptism ceremony 〔施洗时〕授以…教名 She was baptized Jane. 她受洗时取名为简。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

baptize• It is still a sore point with both grandparents that neither Alice nor Henry have been baptized.• She says she is, and we will not be unevenly yoked; before the marriage ceremony, we will baptize Akiko.• Amy was baptized Amelia, but always called Amy.• Anna had me baptized by a Catholic priest.• Immediately following mass, she confessed her sins and was baptized by the bishop.• The Tuolumne is where many rafters get baptized by the cool, clear and pounding rapids.• Both boys were baptized Catholic.• After assisting in the burial of a martyr, this newly baptized soldier was taken before the emperor.Origin baptize (1200-1300) Old French baptiser, from Late Latin, from Greek baptizein “to dip, baptize”, from baptein “to dip”

bap·tize verbChineseSyllable

Corpus to on the of ceremony perform baptism

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(also baptise British English) /bæpˈtaɪz $ ˈbæptaɪz/ verb [transitive]

Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: baptiser, from Late Latin, from Greek baptizein 'to dip, baptize', from baptein 'to dip'

1. to perform the ceremony of baptism on someone ⇨ christen
2. to accept someone as a member of a particular Christian church by a ceremony of baptism: