One entry found for baptize.

Main Entry: bap·tize
Pronunciation: bap-tz, bap-tz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): bap·tized; bap·tiz·ing
1 : to dip in water or sprinkle water on as a part of the ceremony of receiving into the Christian church
2 a : to make pure in spirit (as by a painful experience) b : ¹INITIATE 3
3 : to give a name to (as in the ceremony of baptism) : CHRISTEN
- bap·tiz·er noun

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