bap|tiz´er

bap|tiz´er
bap|tize «bap TYZ, BAP tyz», verb, -tized, -tiz|ing.
–v.t.
1. to dip (a person) into water or sprinkle with water, as a sign of the washing away of sin and of admission into the Christian church: »

The minister baptized the child in church on Sunday.

2. to give a first name to (a person) at baptism; christen: »

The baby was baptized William.

3. Figurative. to give a name to; name: »

The space capsules were each baptized by their own crews.

4. to purify; cleanse: »

Sorrow had baptized her (Oliver Wendell Holmes).

5. Figurative. to introduce or initiate: »

The flights of Glenn and Gargarin baptized the world into the age of man in space.

–v.i.
to administer baptism.
[< Old French baptiser, learned borrowing from Latin baptizāre < Greek baptízein dip, bathe < báptein dip]
bap|tiz´er, noun.

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  • re|bap|tize — «REE bap TYZ», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to baptize a second time: »People called them Anabaptists, or “rebaptizers,” because they rebaptized all who joined them (Winfred E. Garrison). 2. to baptize by a new name; rename. –re´bap|tiz´er …   Useful english dictionary

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