baptize
/ˈbæptaɪz/ · verb
Meaning
- To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
- To Christianize.
- To dedicate or christen.
- Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
- To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
- To extinguish the life of.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English baptisen, baptizen, from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizāre, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).
- βαπτίζω(Ancient Greek)→
- baptizo(la-lat)→
- -(la-ecc)→
- baptiser(fro)→
- baptisen(Middle English)→
- baptize (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- papatais(Chuukese) (bor)
- papekiko(Hawaiian) (bor)
- baptaiz(Jamaican Creole) (der)
- baptaiz(Jamaican Creole) (der)
- peptaij(Marshallese) (bor)
- batiza(Swahili) (der)
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