Baptize (Verb)
Meaning
Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The priest prepared to baptize the infant with holy water.
- As a non-denominational minister, she was asked to baptize the couple's newborn son.
- They chose to have their daughter baptized in the beautiful cathedral downtown.
- The family had twin babies baptized at the local church on Sunday.
- She was asked by her friends to baptize their child at an outdoor ceremony by the lake.