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verb (used with object)
1.
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
2.
to give a name to at baptism: They christened her Mary.
3.
to name and dedicate: to christen a ship.
4.
to make use of for the first time.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English cristenen, Old English cristnian, derivative of cristen Christian
before 900; Middle English cristenen, Old English cristnian, derivative of cristen Christian
Related forms
chris·ten·er, noun
re·chris·ten, verb (used with object)
un·chris·tened, adjective
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
christen
O.E. cristnian "make Christian," from W.Gmc., from L. christianus (see Christian). General meaning of "to name" is attested from mid-15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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