Associations to the word «Baptize»

Wiktionary

BAPTIZE, verb. To sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of Christian baptism.
BAPTIZE, verb. To dedicate or christen.
BAPTIZE, verb. (1811) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
BAPTIZE, verb. (slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.

Dictionary definition

BAPTIZE, verb. Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope