christen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

christen
    v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
         [syn: {baptize}, {baptise}, {christen}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christened}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Christening}.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian,
   fr. cristen a Christian.]
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   1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
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   2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what
      you will." --Bp. Burnet.
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   3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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   4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "christen":
      anoint, asperge, asperse, baptize, bring up, broach, call, define,
      denominate, designate, dip, dub, entitle, establish, float, found,
      identify, immerse, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install,
      institute, introduce, label, launch, lift up, name, nickname,
      nominate, raise, ring in, set agoing, set on foot, set up, specify,
      sprinkle, start going, start up, style, tag, term, title, turn on,
      usher in