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Definition baptize in American English

baptize verb

[transitive] verb
/bæpˈtaɪz/
1

to welcome someone into the Christian religion by touching or covering them with water

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2

to name a child when it is baptized

Example

He was baptized Samuel Andrew.

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Definition baptize in American English