| VERB | communication | christen, baptize, baptise | administer baptism to |
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| Sounds | krih'sahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Administer baptism to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Model | They christen him "Bobby" | |
| Synonyms | baptize, baptise | |
| Broader | name, call, know as, be known as | Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
| Spanish | bautizar, cristianar | |
| Catalan | batejar | |
| Nouns | christening | giving a Christian name at baptism |
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