baptizing

verb

variants also baptising
present participle of baptize
1
as in naming
to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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2
as in inducting
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 baptizing But statistics and experts caution that the uptick, which has been recorded also in secular Spain, doesn't counteract the overall generational trend of children of practicing French Catholics no longer going to Mass or baptizing their babies. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026 But experts caution these numbers don't counteract the overall generational trend of the children of practicing French Catholics no longer going to Mass or baptizing their babies. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in. — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 Maddock said Kozak had particularly loved presiding over Holy Saturday evening Mass, which is typically a time for baptizing people into the Catholic church. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 In Russia, celebrants observe the holiday by taking part in the Eastern Orthodox tradition of baptizing themselves in cold lakes. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptizing
  1. naming
  2. inducting
  3. calling
  4. inaugurating
  5. dubbing
  6. nominating
  7. designating
  8. terming
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  • Nvidia’s whirlwind week Huang on Sunday admitted to having an extramarital affair, without naming the other party, and apologized to his family and colleagues.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Sanders has introduced legislation that would ban naming federal buildings or land after one.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of naming
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  • The Phillies honored Boone by inducting him into the team's Wall of Fame in 2005.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Woman’s Basketball Hall of Fame will be inducting Taurasi on June 26 in Knoxville.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of inducting
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  • After calling the Sheriff’s Office a second time, Abeyta confronted Atkins in the parking lot, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Another person calling from PoorHouse said the whole building was ablaze but hung up upon realizing the police had already arrived.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of calling
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  • The French leader and others were inaugurating a statue honoring Capt.
    — Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Britain’s oppression invited the people to take charge of their government, inaugurating a period of broader political participation.
    — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of inaugurating
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  • To get those shows to viewers abroad, Netflix now relies on 122 localization partners globally, 119 of them dubbing studios.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Even British Vogue has highlighted its revival, dubbing it the ’00s messy-prep revival piece.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of dubbing
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  • Thank the University of Kansas for nominating me and the Blue Ribbon Committee for inducting me.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominating
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  • Another example is designating certain places, such as airports, military bases, courthouses or power plants, as high-security areas and deploying surveillance technology there, with or without informing the public.
    — TK Vinod Kumar, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Ballard, 57, of Mill Valley, will serve alongside eight other commissioners tasked with designating state historical landmarks and preserving the state’s cultural heritage, following the appointment made Friday evening.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of designating
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  • Curren Price, who has held the District 9 seat for 13 years, is terming out.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Definition of terming

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