baptisen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === baptis, baptise, baptisi, baptize, baptizen === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizare, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bapˈtiːzən/, /ˈbaptiːzən/ === Verb === baptisen To baptise, christen (perform a baptism). (reflexive) To receive a baptism. (rare) To purify or consecrate. (rare) To give a name, christen. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== bapteme baptiste baptisterie baptisynge ==== Descendants ==== English: baptize, baptise Scots: bapteese ==== References ====