[bap-tahyz, bap-tahyz] 
verb, -tized, -tiz⋅ing.| 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. |
| 4. | to administer baptism. |
| bap·tize (bāp-tīz', bāp'tīz') v. bap·tized, bap·tiz·ing, bap·tiz·es v. tr.
To administer baptism. [Middle English baptizen, from Old French baptiser, from Late Latin baptīzāre, from Greek baptizein, from baptein, to dip.] bap·tiz'er n. |
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