English verb: christen | |||
1. | christen (communication) administer baptism to | ||
Samples | The parents had the child baptized. | ||
Examples | They christen him "Bobby" | ||
Synonyms | baptise, baptize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | call, name | ||