Definition of "baptize" []

To admit into Christianity by means of baptism. (verb-transitive)
To cleanse or purify. (verb-transitive)
To initiate. (verb-transitive)
To give a first or Christian name to; christen. (verb-transitive)
To administer baptism. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "baptize" in a sentence

"I didn’t want to use the word baptize in front of my grandfather, lest it scare him off."
"_John Calvin_ (Presbyterian): "The word baptize signifies to immerse, and it is certain that the rite of immersion was observed by the ancient church.""
"The word baptize signifies originally to tinge, to dye, to stain, as those who dye clothes."

Words like "baptize"

ais allies baptized baptizes

baptizing call christen consecrate

dip guise immerse name

rebaptize sanctify sprinkle