baptize

verb

bap-ˈtīz How to pronounce baptize (audio)
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as in to name
to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house

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Recent Examples of baptize She was baptized as an infant and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth, both at Zion Lutheran Church, Crosby. — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 He was baptized into the Catholic Church in and received his first Holy Communion in September 2022. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025 He was baptized as an infant in 1943 at Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson by the Rev. N.B. Hansen, and was later confirmed in his faith as a youth in 1957 at Faith Lutheran Church by the Rev. Edward Hansen. — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Darby says that's when the family spoke to a priest to have the newborn baptized. — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baptize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptize
  1. name
  2. induct
  3. call
  4. inaugurate
  5. nominate
  6. install
  7. dub
  8. initiate
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  • Best Latin Children’s Album category will now be named Best Children’s Album (Children’s Field).
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • No other player has been named MVP unanimously more than once.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • The event will be hosted by 29-time Billboard Country Airplay chart-topper and Opry member Blake Shelton, who was inducted in 2010.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The event will be hosted by nine-time Grammy award-winning musician Sheryl Crow, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
    — William Earl, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of induct
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  • Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.
    — Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • However, today most young people rarely call each other.
    — Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
Definition of call
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  • Here’s how the ceasefire negotiations have played out so far: January 20: Trump is inaugurated as president of the United States.
    — Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
  • At the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, a group show inaugurates the museum’s new sculpture garden, with works prompting questions about what gardens have been and can still be.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of inaugurate
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  • New episodes currently air on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. Spencer’s recent credits include Teacup from Peacock, Marvel/Disney+’s Echo and The English for Amazon/BBC, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actor.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Wood won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program in 2021, and was nominated again for the BAFTA TV category in 2022.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • There will be more overheads in the background, but for consumers, this represents a $150 fee to install a new operating system.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The best way to safeguard against malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    — Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • The actress was soon dubbed America's Sweetheart and has since earned the title of PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful Woman a record five times.
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Today’s flagship data center GPUs, like Nvidia’s Hopper and newer Blackwell architecture, are dubbed the engines of this new industrial revolution.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of dub
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  • Refresh plants in fall by harvesting and discarding the outer leaves to initiate new growth.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This alignment reflects a broader strategic shift initiated by New York Life CEO Craig DeSanto, who prioritized client and agent experience over a traditional product-centric focus.
    — Peter High, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of initiate

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