baptize

Other spellings

• (UK) baptise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈbæptaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: bap‧tize

Verb

Plain form baptize

Third-person singular baptizes

Past tense baptized

Past participle baptized

Present participle baptizing

1. If a pastor baptizes a person, they make them a christen by the ceremony in which he or she is touched or covered with holy water.

   The baby was baptized at the church yesterday.