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/

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baptize somebody (+ noun) to give somebody baptism授洗；付洗；施洗
- She was baptized Mary.她受洗时取名为玛丽。
- I was baptized a Catholic.我领洗成为天主教徒。
see also christenTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin baptizare, from Greek baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’.

BNC: 17112 COCA: 12832

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