| Main Entry: | christen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | named in religious rite |
Synonyms: |
asperse, baptize, bless, call, dedicate, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, godparent, immerse, sprinkle, style, term, title |
| Main Entry: | baptism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church rite; initiation |
Synonyms: |
ablution, baptismal, christening, debut, dedication, dunking, immersion, introduction, launching, lustration, purgation, purge, purification, rite of passage, ritual, sanctification, sprinkling |
| Main Entry: | baptize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate in church rite |
Synonyms: |
admit, asperse, besprinkle, call, christen, cleanse, denominate, dip, dub, entitle, immerse, name, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, term, title |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entitle |
Synonyms: |
address, baptize, christen, denominate, describe as, designate, dub, label, name, style, term, title |
| Main Entry: | designate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name, entitle |
Synonyms: |
baptize, call, christen, cognominate, denominate, dub, label, nickname, nominate, style, term, title |
| Main Entry: | dub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name, label something |
Synonyms: |
baptize, bestow, call, christen, confer, denominate, designate, entitle, knight, nickname, style, tag, term, title |
| Main Entry: | entitle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name, label |
Synonyms: |
baptize, call, characterize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, nickname, style, subtitle, term, title |
| Main Entry: | immerse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submerge in liquid |
Synonyms: |
asperse, baptize, bathe, bury, christen, dip, douse, drench, drown, duck, dunk, merge, plunge, saturate, sink, slop, soak, souse, sprinkle, steep, submerse |
| Notes: | immerse means to thrust into or engross fully; submerge means sink below the surface or put under water |
Antonyms: |
dry, retrieve |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a title |
Synonyms: |
baptize, call, characterize, christen, classify, cognominate, define, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, give a handle, identify, label, nickname, nomenclature, put tag on, style, tag, term, ticket, title |
| Main Entry: | sprinkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter, disseminate |
Synonyms: |
baptize, christen, dampen, dot, dredge, dust, freckle, mist, moisten, pepper, powder, rain, shake, shower, smear, speck, speckle, spit, spot, spray, spritz, squirt, strew, stud |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |