Synonyms for baptize
verb
To cleanse sacramentally
immerse, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, dip, dunk, asperse, administer baptism to, initiate.
To give a name
christen, name, denominate, dub; see name 1.
See baptize in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To give a name or title to:
call, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific, words
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