( BrE also bap·tise ) / bæpˈtaɪz; NAmE / verb
[ usually passive ] to give sb baptism :
[ vn - n ]
She was baptized Mary.
I was baptized a Catholic.
[also vn ]
—see also christen
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin baptizare , from Greek baptizein immerse, baptize.