Bap-tīze', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. BAPTIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. BAPTIZING.] [Lat. baptizare, Gr. βαπτίζειν, Fr. baptiser, batiser, It. battezzare, Sp. bautizar, Pg. bautizar, baptizar, Pr. bateiar. See BAPTISM.] To administer the sacrament of baptism to; to christen.