One entry found for
baptize.
Main Entry:
bap·tize 
Pronunciation:
bap-
t
z,
bap-
t
z
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