Baptize
Pronunciation : Bap*tize"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr.Gr. . See Baptism.]
Definition : 1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
2. To christen ( because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name. I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. Shak.
3. To sanctify; to consecrate.
t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913