baptizing Definition

baptize
baptise
verb baptized, baptizing

1. To dip or immerse someone in, or sprinkle them with, water as a sign of them having become a member of the Christian Church (in the case of babies, this is usually accompanied by name-giving).
2. To give a name to someone. Compare christen (sense 1).

Example: He was baptized Harold
Thesaurus: name, christen, denominate, call, dub, title, style, term.

Etymology: 13c: from Greek baptizein to immerse.