baptizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of baptize
1
as in calls
to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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2
as in inducts
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 baptizes The same priest from earlier baptizes her, and the video ends with Perry sitting upright in the baptismal bath, silently staring ahead. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptizes
  1. calls
  2. inducts
  3. nominates
  4. inaugurates
  5. names
  6. installs
  7. dubs
  8. initiates
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  • Washington and Seoul say their drills are defensive in nature, but North Korea calls them an invasion rehearsal and often reacts with weapons tests.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Diehl calls it one of the oldest tricks in styling, the pairing of something refined against something plain.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of calls
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  • The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of inducts
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  • Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of nominates
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  • Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of inaugurates
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  • The complaint also names ThunderCat Technology, which has a contract with Homeland Security Investigations, which is part of ICE, to provide the agency with individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITIN) data.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While the woman was unnamed in the police memo, a corresponding court case names Gallagher as the subject of an Apprehended Violence Application filed on behalf of Gael Cameron, a fellow Below Deck castmate with whom Gallagher shares a young child.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of names
Verb
  • Hunker also installs a complete electrical system via TrekMount modular mounting hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The city studies the problem and eventually installs a few more ladders and a few more life rings — genuinely useful, and genuinely insufficient.
    — Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of installs
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  • There’s a hard deck on how low my esteem for a guy who dubs Reacher HoboCop can go.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubs
Verb
  • If an agent begins in Salesforce, changes an ERP transaction and initiates a financial workflow, who owns the result?
    — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Jefferies initiates Aehr Test Systems at buy Jefferies says the semiconductor test company has a differentiated offering.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiates

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