baptize
/ˈbæptaɪz/
verb
- To perform the Christian ceremony of baptism, usually by sprinkling water on someone or immersing them in water, as a sign of becoming a member of the church.
- Missionaries traveled to remote villages to baptize new believers.
- They decided to baptize their daughter in the river where her parents were married.
- The priest will baptize the baby at the church next Sunday.
- To give a name to someone or something as part of the baptism ceremony; to christen.
- The ship was baptized the 'Sea Explorer' before its first voyage.
- The family gathered to baptize the newborn and officially name him James.
- They will baptize the child with the name Elizabeth.
- To initiate or introduce someone into a new experience or group, often in a ceremonial way.
- His first day on the job was a baptism of fire, with three emergencies to handle.
- The team's tough loss baptized the rookie into the competitive world of professional sports.
- The harsh winter weather seemed to baptize the new hikers into the realities of mountain life.