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ybaptized

ybaptized is the past participle of baptize.

Meaning of baptize

Verb

baptize (third-person singular simple present baptizes, present participle baptizing, simple past and past participle baptized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
    • I vvas baptized in thy Cordiall vvater, againſt Original ſinne, and I haue drunke of thy Cordiall Blood, for my recouerie, from actuall, and habituall ſinne, in the other Sacrament.1624, John Donne, “11. Prayer.”, in Deuotions upon Emergent Occasions, and Seuerall Steps in My Sicknes: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Thomas Iones, →OCLC, pages 280–281
    Synonyms:
    christen, full
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, figuratively) To Christianize.
    • Ample evidence for this transfer of divine imagery can be found in early Christian times, when the Mother of God took over the titles, shrines, iconography and power of the great mother goddess of the Mediterranean world. This "baptizing" of pagan imagery was a successful missionary strategy that...2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) To dedicate or christen.
  4. (British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
    • There's a good tavern nearby where they don't baptize liquor!1965, The Road to Santiago: Pilgrims of St. James, page 194
  5. (British, English, Oxford, US, slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
  6. (British, English, Oxford, US, slang) To extinguish the life of.
    • Nigga actin tough on the net, Imma baptize him, .223 shells and he’s shot like I am Mad Ryan
      Put him in a coffin, hold him one year, he is no longer
      Fucking on an opp nigger, bitch he sayin “go longer!”2022 April 26, “Bad for Business”, OTM ft. Young Bull (lyrics), 1:21
    Synonyms:
    wax, wet, juice up, annihilate, bag, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bump off, bury

Origin of ybaptized

From y- + baptized.

Questions about ybaptized

What is ybaptized the past participle of?
Ybaptized is the past participle of baptize.

Words near ybaptized in the dictionary

  1. YBA
  2. Ybanag
  3. Ybanak
  4. Ybanez
  5. Ybanezes
  6. ybaptized
  7. Ybarbo
  8. Ybarbos
  9. Ybarra
  10. Ybarras
  11. ybarred

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