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to christen
01
to initiate someone into the Christian faith through a special ceremony, often involving the use of water
Transitive: to christen sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
christen
3rd person singular
christens
Present participle
christening
Past simple
christened
Past participle
christened
Examples
The priest will christen the newborn in a special ceremony at the church.
Lexical Tree
christening
christen
