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
1 January 2025
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
