BAPTIZE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

baptize

verb

bap-ˈtīz

Definition of baptize

as in to name

to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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as in to induct

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house

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Recent Examples of baptize The scene also pays off a detail from Episode 7, when Max told Natalie he’d been baptized in the Cape Fear River as a boy but never learned to swim. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 He’d gotten baptized and was joining young adult and men’s groups. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 30 July 2026 Evan Bland said his wife insisted that everyone in the home needed to be baptized in the bathtub. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Several key figures have also been baptized there, including Princess Diana, Princess Eugenie, and Princess Charlotte. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for baptize

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Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, quite the mouthful and named after Hawaiʻi's official state fish, is the resort's signature seafood restaurant, and a dreamy one.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
The procedure came one year after the best season of his career, when he was named an All-Star.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Parton was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

— Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Owner Jo Ellard, the youngest person ever inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association’s Member Hall of Fame, worked with Auberge Resorts to bring the western luxury hotel to life.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of induct

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Rays Hall of Famer Carl Crawford was a three-time winner of the award — formally called the Don Zimmer MVP award and presented by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
For years, Illinois ran a tax-credit scholarship program of its own called Invest in Kids.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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Osservatorio Fondazione Prada, inaugurated in December 2016 and dedicated to artistic curation, occupies the uppermost levels.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
This inaugurated the transatlantic African slave trade, which lasted until 1808, when it was banned by Congress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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Congress this week attempted to rush the measure, dubbed the Ratepayer Protection Act, in the waning days before November’s election, as data centers have become an increasingly contentious issue.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Easy to cast and machine, cheap to manufacture, the material – dubbed Pykrete – showed some promise.

— Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026