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 | ||