baptize

The word “baptize” has 2 syllables: bap-tize

It's pronounced as /ˈbæp.taɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for baptize?

In the thesaurus, “baptize” has 52 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for baptize along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for baptize

  • accept
  • admit
  • asperse
  • besprinkle
  • brand
  • call
  • christen
  • cleanse
  • clepe
  • code-name
  • consecrate
  • denominate
  • denote
  • designate
  • dip
  • dub
  • enlist
  • enrol
  • enroll
  • enshrine
  • entitle
  • immerse
  • inaugurate
  • induct
  • initiate
  • install
  • instate
  • invest
  • label
  • miscall
  • misname
  • mistitle
  • name
  • nickname
  • nominate
  • purify
  • receive
  • rechristen
  • regenerate
  • relabel
  • rename
  • seat
  • specify
  • sprinkle
  • stigmatize
  • style
  • surname
  • swear in
  • tag
  • take in
  • term
  • title

Antonyms for baptize

Meanings of baptize

  • verb
    1. To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
    2. To dedicate or christen.
    3. Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
    4. To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.

Example Sentences

  • The priest was scheduled to baptize the newborn during the Sunday service.
  • She decided to baptize her child in the church that her family had attended for generations.
  • They asked the pastor to baptize them together during their wedding ceremony.
  • The missionaries traveled to remote villages to baptize new converts.
  • After much preparation, the church was ready to baptize a large group of believers.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baptize, such as: accept, admit, asperse, besprinkle, brand, call, can.

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Related Words

yclept

  • baptised
  • baptized
  • branded
  • called
  • christened
  • code-named
  • denominated
  • denoted
  • designated
  • dubbed
  • entitled
  • labeled
  • labelled
  • miscalled
  • misnamed
  • mistitled
  • named
  • nicknamed
  • nominated
  • rechristened
  • relabeled
  • relabelled
  • renamed
  • specified
  • stigmatized
  • styled
  • surnamed
  • tagged
  • termed
  • titled

hallow

  • anoint
  • baptize
  • beatify
  • bless
  • canonize
  • chasten
  • cleanse
  • commit
  • consecrate
  • dedicate
  • devote
  • exorcise
  • exorcize
  • expurgate
  • lustrate
  • praise
  • purify
  • reconsecrate
  • sacralize
  • sanctify
  • spiritualize

tagged

  • accepted
  • accompanied
  • adopted
  • announced
  • appellated
  • appointed
  • asked
  • banged
  • baptized
  • bashed
  • batted
  • battered
  • beaned
  • beat
  • belted
  • biffed
  • bird-dogged
  • bludgeoned
  • bobbed
  • bonked
  • bopped
  • boxed
  • brained
  • branded
  • buffeted
  • bumped
  • bunged
  • bunted
  • bust
  • busted
  • butted
  • called
  • caned
  • captioned
  • chaperoned
  • chased
  • cherry-picked
  • chopped
  • chose
  • christened
  • clapped
  • clapt
  • clipped
  • clobbered
  • clocked
  • clouted
  • clubbed
  • conked
  • coursed
  • cracked
  • creamed
  • cudgeled
  • cudgelled
  • cuffed
  • culled
  • decked
  • denominated
  • designated
  • dogged
  • drubbed
  • dubbed
  • dumped
  • earmarked
  • elected
  • embraced
  • entitled
  • escorted
  • espoused
  • eyed
  • felled
  • fixed
  • flailed
  • flicked
  • flogged
  • floored
  • followed
  • given
  • hallmarked
  • hammered
  • handpicked
  • hit
  • hounded
  • hung one on
  • hunted
  • identified
  • jabbed
  • jostled
  • kicked
  • kneed
  • knocked
  • knocked down
  • labeled
  • labelled
  • laced
  • lambasted
  • lashed
  • leveled
  • levelled
  • licked
  • mangled
  • marked
  • mauled
  • nailed
  • named
  • nominated
  • observed
  • pasted
  • pelted
  • peppered
  • picked
  • poked
  • pommeled
  • pommelled
  • pounded
  • preferred
  • preselected
  • price-marked
  • priced
  • prodded
  • published
  • pummeled
  • pummelled
  • punched
  • pursued
  • pushed
  • rabbit-punched
  • ran
  • ran after
  • rapped
  • roughed
  • run
  • sapped
  • scuffed
  • selected
  • set
  • shadowed
  • shoved
  • skulled
  • slammed
  • slapped
  • slashed
  • sledged
  • sledgehammered
  • slogged
  • slugged
  • smacked
  • smote
  • socked
  • sought
  • speared
  • specified
  • stabbed
  • stamped
  • stated
  • stigmatized
  • stroked
  • struck
  • styled
  • sucker punched
  • swatted
  • swiped
  • switched
  • tabbed
  • tailed
  • tapped
  • termed
  • thrashed
  • thumped
  • thwacked
  • ticketed
  • titled
  • took
  • traced
  • tracked
  • trailed
  • walloped
  • watched
  • whacked
  • whaled
  • whipped
  • zapped

sacralize

  • baptize
  • bless
  • canonize
  • chasten
  • cleanse
  • commit
  • consecrate
  • dedicate
  • devote
  • exorcise
  • exorcize
  • expurgate
  • hallow
  • lustrate
  • purify
  • reconsecrate
  • sanctify
  • spiritualize

nameless

  • X
  • anonymous
  • characterless
  • faceless
  • featureless
  • forgotten
  • incognito
  • incommunicable
  • inconceivable
  • inconspicuous
  • incredible
  • indefinable
  • indescribable
  • ineffable
  • inenarrable
  • inexplicable
  • inexpressible
  • innominate
  • insignificant
  • minor
  • no-name
  • nondescript
  • noteless
  • obscure
  • pseudonymous
  • unacknowledged
  • unbaptized
  • unbelievable
  • uncelebrated
  • unchristened
  • uncommunicable
  • undesignated
  • undetermined
  • undistinguished
  • unexceptional
  • unexplainable
  • unfamed
  • unfamous
  • unheard-of
  • unheralded
  • unidentified
  • unimaginable
  • unimportant
  • unknown
  • unnamed
  • unnewsworthy
  • unnoted
  • unnoticeable
  • unnoticed
  • unpopular
  • unrecognizable
  • unrecognized
  • unremarkable
  • unremembered
  • unsayable
  • unspeakable
  • unspecified
  • unsung
  • unthinkable
  • untitled
  • unutterable
  • whatchamacallit

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