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