Main Entry: chris·ten

Pronunciation: \ˈkri-s^ən\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): chris·tened; chris·ten·ing \ˈkris-niŋ, ˈkri-sə-niŋ\

Etymology: Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen Christian, from Latin christianus

Date: before 12th century

1 a : baptize 1 b : to name at baptism
2 : to name or dedicate (as a ship) by a ceremony suggestive of baptism
3 : name 1
4 : to use for the first time