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Baptize

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christennoun(transitive, by extension) To name.
baptiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard form of baptize. [(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.]

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christenverb(transitive, by extension) To name.
baptiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard form of baptize. [(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.]
nameverb(ditransitive) To give a name to.
immerseverb(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
sacramentizeverb(Christianity) To administer the sacraments.
insufflateverb(transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
rechristenverb(transitive) To rename.
fullContaining the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
rebaptizeverb(transitive) To baptize again.
batheverb(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
rebaptisenounAlternative form of rebaptize. [(transitive) To baptize again.]
anabaptizeverb(transitive, archaic) To baptize or christen again, or to a different denomination; to rename or rechristen
sacramentalizeverb(transitive, Christianity) To make sacramental.
confirmverbTo assure the accuracy of previous statements.
chrismateverb(ecclesiastical, transitive) To anoint; to perform the sacrament of chrismation upon.
bewaterverb(transitive) To water about or all over; cover, douse, or fill with water; make wet; water; hydrate.
infuseverb(transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
christianizeverb(transitive) To cause to convert to Christianity.
communicateverb(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
swimnounAn act or instance of swimming.

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