(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
There's a good tavern nearby where they don't baptize liquor!
“If the Mormons can baptize people in the grave, you can make Weird Al Jewish by acclaim.”
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(transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
(intransitive) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
To dedicate or christen.
The general practice in the West Indies was to baptize, add color, and otherwise adulterate rum to make it appear better.
"baptize" means: To dedicate or christen.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"baptize" means: To dedicate or christen.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
(figurative) To Christianize.
In 1833 Charles Kingsley wrote of the Royal Victora Hall in the Waterloo Road as 'a licensed pit of darkness'. The darkness remained unrelieved until, in 1880, Miss Emma Cons took over the lease and baptized the drinks that were served a…