Category:Baptize

Bap*tize", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized (p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.] Etym: [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr.Gr. . See Baptism.]

1. To administer the Sacrament of Baptism to.

2. To christen ( because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name. I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. Shak.

3. To sanctify; to consecrate.