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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Baptize \Bap*tize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baptized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Baptizing}.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr.
bapti`zein. See {Baptism}.]
1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
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2. To christen (because a name is given to infants at their
baptism); to give a name to; to name.
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I'll be new baptized;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo. --Shak.
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3. To sanctify; to consecrate.
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