baptize
verb/bæpˈtaɪz/
/ˈbæptaɪz/
(British English also baptise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they baptize | /bæpˈtaɪz/ /ˈbæptaɪz/ |
| he / she / it baptizes | /bæpˈtaɪzɪz/ /bæpˈtaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple baptized | /bæpˈtaɪzd/ /bæpˈtaɪzd/ |
| past participle baptized | /bæpˈtaɪzd/ /bæpˈtaɪzd/ |
| -ing form baptizing | /bæpˈtaɪzɪŋ/ /bæpˈtaɪzɪŋ/ |
- baptize somebody (+ noun) to give somebody baptism
- She was baptized Mary.
- I was baptized a Catholic.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin baptizare, from Greek baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’.Want to learn more?
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