baptize
baptise, / bæpˈtaɪz; bæp`taɪz/ v [Tn, Cn.n esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
1 give baptism to (sb); christen 为（某人）施洗礼; 洗礼时命名
She was baptized Mary. 她受洗礼时被命名为玛丽.
2 admit into a specified church by baptism 以洗礼方式使加入某教会
I was baptized a Catholic. 我曾受洗礼成为天主教徒. Cf 参看 christen.