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bap⋅tize

   [bap-tahyz, bap-tahyz]
verb, -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
2. to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying.
3. to give a name to at baptism; christen.
–verb (used without object)
4. to administer baptism.
Also, especially British, bap⋅tise.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME < LL baptizāre < Gk baptízein to immerse (bápt(ein) to bathe + -izein -ize )
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Baptizable

Bap*tiz"a*ble\, a. Capable of being baptized; fit to be baptized. --Baxter.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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