baptize, baptise, christen
(verb) administer baptism to; “The parents had the child baptized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
christen (third-person singular simple present christens, present participle christening, simple past and past participle christened)
To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
To name.
(obsolete) To Christianize.
(colloquial) To use for the first time.
(informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
• Nichters, Strichen, Tinchers, centrish, chinrest, citherns, snitcher
Christen (not comparable)
Obsolete form of Christian.
Christen (plural Christens)
Obsolete form of Christian.
• Nichters, Strichen, Tinchers, centrish, chinrest, citherns, snitcher
Source: Wiktionary
Chris"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Christened; p. pr. & vb. n. Christening.] Etym: [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.]
1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what you will." Bp. Burnet.
3. To Christianize. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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