baptize
/bæpˈtaɪz/bap-TYZ
/bæpˈtaɪz/bap-TYZ
Meaningto dip under
Common meaning: to christen with water
- baptto dip under, plungeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 146 · scan
- izeverb ending: to make or do
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek βαπτίζω ‘to dip under, plunge’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry βαπτίζω, p. 146 · dictionary scan
Roots
- βαπτίζω Greek “to dip under, plunge”
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