misbapˈtize, v.
[mis-1 1.]
1. trans. To misname, miscall.
| 1610 Markham Masterp. i. xv. 43 The vnskilfull Farrier..doth euer mis-baptise the name of the horses infirmity. 1625 F. Markham Bk. Honour ii. ix. §9 To haue kept all the Rules of proportion..would..have..misbaptized my Title by turning an Epistle into a tedious discourse. |
2. To baptize wrongly.
| 1819 Keats K. Stephen i. ii. 33 A fierce demon, 'nointed safe from wounds, And misbaptized with a Christian name. |