English Explanatory Dictionary

baptize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
To Christianize.
To dedicate or christen.
Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
To extinguish the life of.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæptaɪz/ [ˈbæp.tajz] [bapˈtajz] En-au-baptize.ogg

Word forms

baptize baptizes baptizing baptized baptise

Etymology

From Middle English baptisen, baptizen, from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizāre, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).

Synonyms

christen full wax wet juice up annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end eradicate ex exterminate finish finish off flatten grease knock off lay waste to make away with merc mortify neutralize obliterate off pay off pick off polish off pop off punch someone's ticket put an end to put down put someone out of their misery put six feet under put to sleep ravage rub out ruin scotch scupper scuttle

Related words

anabaptize baptism baptist baptistry baptization

Derived words

baptizable baptizand baptizee baptizement baptizer baptizing debaptize rebaptize unbaptize

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