baptisen
Middle English
/ˈbaptiːzən/
verb
Definitions
- To baptise, christen perform a baptism.
- (reflexive) To receive a baptism.
- (rare) To purify or consecrate.
- (rare) To give a name, christen.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French baptiser derived from Latin baptizare derived from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (plunge, immerse, baptize, draw wine, baptise, I dip, dip in liquid, I immerse).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βαπτίζω
Gloss
plunge, immerse, baptize, draw wine, baptise, I dip, dip in liquid, I immerse
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baptizable English
- baptize English
- baptizee English
- baptizement English
- baptizer English
- baptizeth English
- debaptize English
- rebaptize English
- unbaptize English
- baptizare Latin
- baptizo Latin
- baptizō Latin
- baptīzāre Latin
- baptīzō Latin
- βάπτισμα Ancient Greek
- βάπτω Ancient Greek
- βαπτίζω Ancient Greek
- baptizyng Middle English
- baptiser Old French
- βαπτίζω Greek (modern)
- baptiser Middle French
- batiçar Old Portuguese
- ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ Coptic
- peptaij Marshallese
- papatais Chuukese