christen

chris·ten  (krsn)

tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens

1.

a. To baptize into a Christian church.

b. To give a name to at baptism.

2.

a. To name: christened the kitten "Snowball."

b. To name and dedicate ceremonially: christen a ship.

3. To use for the first time: christened the new car by going for a drive.

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[Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen, Christian; see Christian.]

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christen

Verb

1. same as baptize

2. to give a name to (a person or thing)

3. Informal to use for the first time [Old English cristnian]

christening n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

christen - administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" baptise, baptize call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

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christen

verb 1. baptize, name

verb 2. name, call, term, style, title, dub, designate

Translations

christen [ˈkrɪsn] vt → bautizar

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christen [ˈkrɪsn] vt → baptiser

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christen [ˈkrɪsn] vt → taufen

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christen [ˈkrɪsn] vt → battezzare